Ask HN: News sites suck, is there a site where people write long articles

9 points by mouselover 11 years ago | 15 comments

Like a Twitter for news but longer

davelnewton 11 years ago |

Longer than... 140 characters? What are you actually asking for? Be specific. NYT writes long articles. New Yorker. Christian Science Monitor. What do you want?

mouselover 11 years ago | |

something similar with NY Times but written by everyday people (like Twitter)

davelnewton 11 years ago | | |

"Everyday people" don't write long articles.

Mizza 11 years ago |

http://glance.wtf

Not quite what you're after, but a curated, speed-readable list of good reads.

mouselover 11 years ago | |

Was not expecting that,interesting

chintan39 11 years ago |

I am working on a similar platform called TalkBig http://talkbig.co

mouselover 11 years ago | |

I'm kind of newbie in the start up world but your 'landing page' does not offer that much info about what the product is about

Warewolf-ESB 11 years ago | | |

Yep you're right. No idea what this is and how I can get more info without submitting my email.

smacktoward 11 years ago |

Here you go: http://longform.org/

acomjean 11 years ago |

someone recommended this: Its kinda like a kick starter for writers. Though in the end its a subscription thing.

http://www.beaconreader.com/

mouselover 11 years ago | |

awesome tool for writers.Very similar with Kickstarter

SocksCanClose 11 years ago |

or how about the Atavist (https://atavist.com)?

147 11 years ago |

Have you looked at Medium.com?

mouselover 11 years ago | |

Yea, but medium is mostly stories . I wanted something similar with Twitter that will show news in real time and give users the power to write them rather than big conglomerates like CNN or fox.

MichaelCrawford 11 years ago |

The New York Times. There articles are quite in-depth.

Try paying for it, or it will go away someday.

Or read my own essays:

http://www.warplife.com/mdc/essays/ http://www.warplife.com/mdc/books/ http://www.warplife.com/jonathan-swift/ http://www.warplife.com/tips/