Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'
Points and comments are a snapshot, not live.
A quarterly magazine revisiting events after three months for in-depth, independent analysis.
Delayed Gratification is a print and digital magazine that publishes quarterly, covering the previous three months' news with in-depth, infographic-rich analysis. The current issue covers topics including Venezuela's president, a conflict in Iran, and the Africa Cup of Nations. The magazine positions itself as a counterpoint to 24-hour news cycles, emphasizing reflection and accuracy over speed. It also offers a newsletter, back issues, online masterclasses on launching magazines and making infographics, and has received endorsements from publications including The Economist and The Guardian.
What commenters are saying
Commenters broadly approve of slow journalism as an antidote to toxic 24-hour news cycles and social media addiction. One top comment notes that many people feel locked into Twitter despite hating it, because being first to share news is part of their socialization. Others argue most news doesn't affect readers and could be consumed weekly or monthly without loss. Several share personal projects: building a monthly newspaper from RSS feeds using Calibre and LLMs, or creating a site that compares news coverage on different timescales. One commenter asks about Delayed Gratification's quality and biases; a subscriber reports no detectable political bias after years of reading.