DELAYED GRATIFICATION looks back on the last three months to see what really mattered in the news. We stock this Slow Journalism magazine in the store since a while now and it's gaining a very positive reputation in town.
We talked to editor Rob Orchard about his magazine.
Why did you start a magazine?
For three
reasons. Firstly because at the time we were working on the launch, back in
2010, there were lots of articles appearing saying that print was dead, and we
thought that was nonsense, and wanted to launch a beautiful print magazine to
show it could still work. Secondly because all around us we saw journalists
being forced to work to ever-faster deadlines to keep up with news being broken
on social media and losing a lot of the context, canvassing of expert opinion
and sifting of facts that we have traditionally expected from them. We thought
there was an opportunity for a publication which was ‘Last to Breaking News’,
and which gave journalists the time and space to pursue the truth. And thirdly
because starting a magazine is just an incredible amount of fun.
How big is the Delayed
Gratification team?
It’s a
small core team of just six people, and we then have a network of freelancers.
Do you think the Slow Journalism
movement has a future?
Of
course! As digital news media grow faster and faster, there will be an
increasing demand for slower, more considered, more intelligent coverage which
gives the final analysis instead of the first, kneejerk reaction to stories.
With which magazines do you feel
affiliated?
We love
the New Yorker, the Believer and the Atlantic for their long-form journalism.
Filter magazine in Sweden and 21 in France have a similar slow journalism
approach to us.
Why do you use so many
infographics?
Because
they’re the best way of compressing three months’ worth of data into a beautiful,
accessible form, and allowing stories to emerge from the facts with no
editorialising or spin. They also add to the look and collectibility of the
magazine.
What are your favourite magazines?
All the
mags mentioned above, plus McSweeney’s, Monocle for its fantastic design, Hot
Rum Cow for the imagination of its editorial team and Six Mois for its
brilliant photojournalism.
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