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I had the check the publication date too. Not due to the content, but because you don't see pieces as well written and constructed in today's press.

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It makes me wonder how long the authors spent research, writing, and revising. I suspect it took more time than would ever be allocated to crafting an article in 2020.

You do, you probably just aren't willing to pay for them.

Do you have any examples?

I haven't seen newspaper articles, magazine articles, online articles, nor television reports of this quality. Most of these generate revenue through ads, but some are behind a paywall or require purchase.

I thought this was pretty good. It's a series. IIRC, the author talked to a pharmacist who was involved, discussed his role in TrueCrypt, and so much more.

"He was a brilliant programmer and a vicious cartel boss, who became a prized U.S. government asset. The Atavist Magazine presents a story of an elusive criminal kingpin, told in weekly installments."

https://magazine.atavist.com/the-mastermind

It's not my style. It reads like a true crime novel. I like concise and matter-of-fact reporting. This has too much fluff and presumptive adjectives/adverbs for me. It seems like the series would probably make a good Netflix "docuseries" (I use quotes because I feel many of them are over dramatized).

This does remind me... the closest articles I've seen to the quality of the OP's posted article I've found on Aeon. It can be hit or miss though.

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