I grew up reading The New York Times. Like many other advantages I had, I didn’t truly appreciate it until I was away from it. I figured most newspapers were of that caliber. That’s not to say that they get it right or unbiased all the time. But the Times offers something on a different level from most dailies. This L.A. Times article discusses what that is. A brand researcher found that “the most loyal readers of the New York Times are interested in abstract theorizing, in getting underneath, in being surprised. . . . They had what we came to call a ‘vigilant curiosity’ about the world.” What that means to me in plain English is “we like to know the real how and why, not just the hyped what.” The article is mostly about the Times’ stepping into the role of being a national paper. But I crave the New York centered news too. The national edition isn’t the same for me. There’s just something about that mix of humanity in New York that makes for fascinating local news.