This article is too long!

Journalist and commentator Michael Kinsley wrote a provocative essay in the current issue of The Atlantic making the case that too many newspaper articles are too long.

As readers' attention spans have shortened, and as newspapers literally have shrunk to save paper, article lengths at most newspapers, including The Forum, have gotten significantly shorter. But article lengths at major metro papers, including The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, remain comparatively long, especially for analytical pieces.