In addition to the NY Times, I believe that The Washington Post is worthy of a subscription. And while you are at it, sending some money to The Guardian seems to make sense. We all complain about the poor quality of the news and the prevalence of fake news. If we want quality news with intelligent reporting, we have to ensure that the news media that provide it are adequately resourced and funded.

Of course, there are methods other than paywalls that could be used, but paywalls are what we have. It would be nice if several news organizations were to provide a single subscription with broad access. The current paywall strategy nickel and dimes voracious readers.