[buboard]

It would be nice if they could cut to the chase instead of playing pretend Dostoyevski.

[0xfaded]

To be fair, the journalists put a lot of effort and money into this story. I think they should be allowed to tell the story as they see fit.

I'm sure the key points will be hashed and rehashed until many of the type of article you want are all over the internet.

[lobotryas]

Sure, but do they also want their story to be read by as many people as possible?

[amarant]

thanks for this comment, saved me alot of time, and gave me a nice chuckle. this form of article is becoming way to common lately

[woodpanel]

It is extra weird that the ones they are talking about in this Dostoyevskian intro, are the authors of the piece themselve.

[dmix]

People abuse Gonzo style journalism all the time these days. What they don't realize is that Hunter S Thompson was a) an inherently interesting character and b) his character was half-bullshit most of the time to make the story more interesting.

Journalists keep injecting themselves into their stories without being either interesting or contribute in any way (other than to show off their narrative and descriptive writing skills).

I hope it's just a short term trend or due to journalism budget cuts.

[PunchTornado]

I don't mind the style. Works for those who have some downtime at work. But you should definitely include a summary for the rest of us.