Is the Times’ coverage of the super-rich alienating millennials?

[KamaAina]

http://www.cjr.org/analysis/is_the_times_coverage_of_the_super-rich_alienating_millennials.php

It’s no secret that The New York Times probably runs more stories than it should that feature tantalizing material goods and experiences available only to the 1 percent.

Occasionally, the Times’ coverage is so cringe-worthy that it begs to be mocked. Consider the recent article, “When the 13-year-old Picks a $14 Million Condo.” Or last weekend’s story on the trials and travails of building one’s dream home.

And then there’s the jaw-dropping piece Cory Doctorow brought to life again on Twitter last month, a 2009 tale of bankers who were worried they couldn’t afford to live in New York City on $500,000 if bonuses were to be capped by the federal government (“You Try to Live on 500k in this town”).

This propensity for tone-deaf stories about people of vast wealth may pose a problem for the Times as it seeks to expand its digital domain. The coverage sends the wrong message for a newspaper that must attract younger readers and reinforce the unique quality of its brand for the digital future.

Hell, it's alienating geezers like me!

[RKP5637]

1. I really get fed up with the worship of money in the US in preference to people and building a

better nation. It's all about $$$$$'s in the US while in the worldview the US sinks lower and lower.