Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. The front page of The New York Times has been home, in the past, to its fair share of articles for the wealthy and privileged reader. When it comes to writing accessibly, some beats make it tougher than others. On one level, journalism means taking readers to rooms they may never have access to. On another level, an excess of such coverage can feel impenetrable, or even exclusionary — what the former public editor Margaret Sullivan might have once included in her “Monocle Meter.”Many editors today grapple with that balance.

Source: New York Times May 07, 2018 23:48 UTC