Why is the New Yorker considered great?

[Anonymous]

I find it so trite and mediocre. Why is it considered so high brow?

[Anonymous]

I often like the cover art but it is boring and cringeworthy AF.

[Anonymous]

I have long wondered.

[Anonymous]

I love the New Yorker! (And I am a New Yorker.) I love the articles and cartoons.

[Anonymous]

In depth pieces on social issues
Coverage of political scene
Coverage of foreign scene
Fiction
Coverage of arts scene
Coverage of restaurant scene
Humor pieces
Cartoons
Movie, television, and theater reviews

[Anonymous]

The writing is like art.

[Anonymous]

"I wish I was taller"

[Anonymous]

I don't read every piece but I think they publish some amazing stuff.

I'm curious what magazines you like, OP?

[Anonymous]

Yes OP, what is better?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't read every piece but I think they publish some amazing stuff.

I'm curious what magazines you like, OP?

People, The Atlantic, The Atlantic

[Anonymous]

I don't dislike the New Yorker, but I definitely like The Atlantic better, as OP does.

[Anonymous]

Because there are very few sources for solid long-form journalism anymore. I don't love it all, but they have some amazing writers.

New Yorker is mediocre, but you like People?

[Anonymous]

"Trite and mediocre"? The New Yorker? Are you sure you're thinking about the right magazine, and not New York Mag?

I can think of a lot of reasons to dislike parts of the New Yorker (cartoons, "humor" pieces, etc) but there's pretty much nothing that compares to it in terms of long-form journalism these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't dislike the New Yorker, but I definitely like The Atlantic better, as OP does.

Meh, Atlantic is more pop/bloggy writing. The New Yorker is actual journalism. I think the Atlantic is just fine, but you can hardly say that the New Yorker is "trite" and "mediocre" compared to The Atlantic!

[Anonymous]

higher quality writing

not click bait