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From Jeff Pearlman's interview with Peter Carry, former executive editor of SI:

I don't mean to sound like the guy who bemoaned the demise of the buggy whip by decrying the advent of the automobile. The electronic means of communication we have are marvels, but we must find some way to bend their use to thoughtful and significant journalism that might be a bit slower in arriving before our eyes but will so much better nourish our brains. It's essential to our world, our country and ourselves that we have well-informed citizens. This is a human problem, not a technical problem. I couldn't care less if SI exists as an entity on paper 10 years from now, but I care immensely that the spirit of the magazine as you and I knew it lives on in whatever form SI and other publications with high standards might appear then. I'll add here that I'm delighted that the current editors of the magazine have rededicated considerable space to the sort of long-form pieces that made SI's reputation.