The downfall of National Geographic
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The downfall of National Geographic
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#2National Geographic was a window into nature, knowledge and new worlds back in the days before the web.
The web is brimming with more new stuff than you can eat, which spells doom for NG.
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#3I lost interest in NG since they dumbed content down and concentrated on political correctness and being on the "right" side of the political spectrum instead of providing interesting, deeply researched and meticulously planned articles and caring more for the scientific truth instead of the political truth.
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#4Are there any alternatives? In german speaking countries we have GEO magazine, but IMO the quality is also decreasing every year.
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#6I lost interest in NG since they dumbed content down and concentrated on political correctness and being on the "right" side of the political spectrum instead of providing interesting, deeply researched and meticulously planned articles and caring more for the scientific truth instead of the political truth.
Is this true ? I haven't seen the magazine in a very long time, so I don't have a way to opine. It would be great to back this statement with facts.
We have subscription to "National Geographic KIDS" , which our kids devour inside out. I really think its great. It would be sad to lose it.
I would recommend the subscription to every parent looking for a non-digital window into learning about the world. Perfect gift for a 5-9 year old, IMO.
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#7I had a subscription in the really 00’s which I canceled when they ran an ad on the back that visually suggested somebody would drive a Toyota SUV in a straight line from Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon.
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#8"...And at the same time, the group that started the magazine, the National Geographic Society, which used to run on a budget of millions, now has 1.6 billion dollars in its piggy bank."
What on earth are they doing as a non profit to justify keeping that stash safe from taxation?
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#9> The magazine is still well-read at a time when other magazines have lost subscribers or folded their print publications entirely. Through the end of last year, the magazine had more than 1.7 million subscribers, according to the Alliance for Audited Media, which audits publications.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/business/media/national-g...
This unwind is MBA spreadsheet driven, not actual supply / demand driven.
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#10"...And at the same time, the group that started the magazine, the National Geographic Society, which used to run on a budget of millions, now has 1.6 billion dollars in its piggy bank." What on earth are they doing as a non profit to justify keeping that stash safe from taxation?
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