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• Saturday, January 28, 2006 12:33 PM

  Salon Needs a Makeover?

  I do think that Salon is changing and agree with Kim about the dubious merits of sharing declarations one's sexual prowess. There are ways to describe the situation without resorting to braggadocio, in ways that could be much more racy and engaging, if indeed sex is what's selling. It's not that Salon readers are prudes, as it's clear that not all sex-related articles raise such ire. I also think a headline article should be a substantial piece, which can be personal stories about varied topics such as motherhood, sex, or the troubles in the world. Just do it well! Good God, the Real Doll piece was a headline story embarrassment. (A longer version is on Saltmagazine, so one can interestingly get a sense of the Salon editorial process.) A great example of a well-written, crappy story taking the headlines in October of 2005, which was SUCH a slow news month. I've been reading Salon since 1996 & remember the Hyde hype, Mothers Who Think, the Sex column, etc. I think we all want to read good articles and I recall a time when it wasn't so hard to find them here. While some may think all of this is "whining," I think these posts give critical feedback to the magazine:

  -We want fresh, relevant stories

  -Headline stories should merit their position

  -Less "reality TV-like" infotainment (infotain us in smart, clever ways that don't pander)

  -Personal stories need not read like a LiveJournal entry

  -People found value in this article, but some readers were put-off by the tone

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