More analysis, less news ...

From the NYT's Public Editor:

In general, I found an emphasis on interpretive and enterprise journalism. I also found many examples of interesting and well-written articles with little news value.

I asked the managing editor, Dean Baquet, who often runs the afternoon news meeting where front-page articles are chosen, to explain.

“There’s no question that there’s less traditional news on the front than there used to be,” he said. One major reason, he said, is that readers have constant access to breaking news.