They were “the paper of record” but they’ve fallen a long ways in the digital era. They were always slightly left and pro corporate, but as they transitioned to online they dropped in quality big time. They purposely make the line between editorial and news far more vague and pump out a ton of articles that are basically propaganda.
They do still occasionally do a good thing every now and then. They developed some impressive ways to display articles alongside pictures in a way that was satisfying on a website and not just like print. They also do occasionally write a decent article or have a deep dive into a topic that does its due diligence, but it’s becoming more rare.
They were “the paper of record” but they’ve fallen a long ways in the digital era. They were always slightly left and pro corporate, but as they transitioned to online they dropped in quality big time. They purposely make the line between editorial and news far more vague and pump out a ton of articles that are basically propaganda.
They do still occasionally do a good thing every now and then. They developed some impressive ways to display articles alongside pictures in a way that was satisfying on a website and not just like print. They also do occasionally write a decent article or have a deep dive into a topic that does its due diligence, but it’s becoming more rare.