The New York Times (Quoted)
Magazine publishers say that readers want longer features and in-depth articles as a counterpoint to the short, bloglike pieces they find online. But Kyle Orland, a freelance journalist who writes a media coverage column for Gamedaily.com, wondered if that strategy was working, saying that when a large feature is published, it doesn’t get read.
“Attention spans are just getting so small that readers don’t know what they want,” Mr. Orland said.
