[nikodunk]

Careful! "Critical" is paraphrased. The thread says "tough investigative lens"!

"Instead of covering the industry with a business press lens or a consumer lens they started covering it with a very tough investigative lens — highly oppositional at all times and occasionally unfair."

Of course that will often lead to critical articles, but it is not precise to paraphrase the actual meaning here IMO.

[tootie]

"Critical" in journalism doesn't mean antagonistic or agenda-driven. It just means to not treat it like fluff. The Style section is not critical. Cooking is not critical. I can imagine Tech used to be soft news (David Pogue era) but had to pivot as it became so central to daily life.