Don't fall for the guilt trip of supporting a news org just because you abstractly believe in the importance of journalism. Journalism may be important and good but news publishing organizations are mainly evil. There are a lot of different ways to support journalists directly these days.
Re:Why won’t some people pay for news?
by wellokpetejr on Friday May 20, 2022 @11:01AM
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What are the different ways? Like subscribing to their substack if they have one?
Re:Why won’t some people pay for news?
by silencedogood3 on Friday May 20, 2022 @10:22AM
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Good points but I’d argue we’re nowhere near a strong, independent press. And I doubt a few bucks is going to make the difference.
For me personally, I'm reluctant to pay because the value < cost. On the other hand, I acknowledge how important a strong, independent press is so I want to pay something.
Then I remember how difficult most news orgs make it to unsubscribe and so about the only thing I'm willing to subscribe to is Apple News because I can start and stop with a click. No retention shenanigans, no emails.