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Not sure about others but I have noticed increase in the number of articles published on nytimes.com on the front page on HN. And because I am not a paid user f

by Sharma 9y ago

Not sure about others but I have noticed increase in the number of articles published on nytimes.com on the front page on HN. And because I am not a paid user for them, I hardly get to read these articles(it seems they have limit of free articles/month). Just curious, as these articles are on the front page(one nytimes article almost every day), most of the HN community pay for their subscription? Or there is something else going on e.g. voting ring with paid subscription to promote and increase their sign up rates?

jenny_say_qua 9y ago
I think they just tend to be well written and well researched, so people upvote them. That being said, if you want to get around the paywall, just open the link in a private browsing window.
- criddell 9y ago
  Or, you know, subscribe.
  - rorykoehler 9y ago
    Why would you pay for what is essentially sophisticated blog spam? The quality of 95% their 'journalism' is abysmal.
    - benbreen 9y ago
      I keep seeing comments like this about NYT and I truly don’t understand where they’re coming from. And I don’t mean that in a dismissive way, I’m genuinely curious. Yes, the Economist and the New Yorker often have better writing, but their authors also have far laxer deadlines. What is the better alternative to the journalism of the likes of NYT that I am apparently missing? (I’m referring to English-language dailies here, but it doesn’t have to be US based).
      - disgruntledphd2 9y ago
        I'm a big fan of the Financial Times, but if you're not as in to the finance/business stuff then it may not be worth it for you. I do think that more people should pay for news (the turning point for me was Brexit).
      - dominotw 9y ago
        There is only so much trump news one can read. > What is the better alternative to the journalism of the likes of NYT I think HN is a good alternative to any online news site.
grzm 9y ago
The NYTimes is widely known, read, and linked to across the web, so it's not surprising that it shows up on HN as well with regularity. There's nothing going on with respect to voting rings or whatnot: I'd be surprised if there weren't more than a few NYT (or WSJ or WaPo) submissions on the front page every day just due to their prominence as publishers. While I'm sure there are HN members who have subscriptions, as you note, there are a few articles available for free, and there are a few workarounds for the paywall as well, often posted in the comments.
mncharity 9y ago
> it seems they have limit of free articles/month My recollection is that count is stored in a cookie. And articles accessed via google (news?) may just work? As a long-time reader, I wonder if the NYTimes might have a higher conversion rate if their banner ad theme, instead of being "Truth" and "The journalism you deserve", was more like "we often get things wrong, and we're coming from the Town and City chattering groupthink bubble, but at least we're trying". :)

by Sharma 9y ago

jenny_say_qua 9y ago

I think they just tend to be well written and well researched, so people upvote them. That being said, if you want to get around the paywall, just open the link in a private browsing window.

criddell 9y ago
Or, you know, subscribe.
- rorykoehler 9y ago
  Why would you pay for what is essentially sophisticated blog spam? The quality of 95% their 'journalism' is abysmal.
  - benbreen 9y ago
    I keep seeing comments like this about NYT and I truly don’t understand where they’re coming from. And I don’t mean that in a dismissive way, I’m genuinely curious. Yes, the Economist and the New Yorker often have better writing, but their authors also have far laxer deadlines. What is the better alternative to the journalism of the likes of NYT that I am apparently missing? (I’m referring to English-language dailies here, but it doesn’t have to be US based).
    - disgruntledphd2 9y ago
      I'm a big fan of the Financial Times, but if you're not as in to the finance/business stuff then it may not be worth it for you. I do think that more people should pay for news (the turning point for me was Brexit).
    - dominotw 9y ago
      There is only so much trump news one can read. > What is the better alternative to the journalism of the likes of NYT I think HN is a good alternative to any online news site.

grzm 9y ago

The NYTimes is widely known, read, and linked to across the web, so it's not surprising that it shows up on HN as well with regularity. There's nothing going on with respect to voting rings or whatnot: I'd be surprised if there weren't more than a few NYT (or WSJ or WaPo) submissions on the front page every day just due to their prominence as publishers. While I'm sure there are HN members who have subscriptions, as you note, there are a few articles available for free, and there are a few workarounds for the paywall as well, often posted in the comments.

mncharity 9y ago

> it seems they have limit of free articles/month My recollection is that count is stored in a cookie. And articles accessed via google (news?) may just work? As a long-time reader, I wonder if the NYTimes might have a higher conversion rate if their banner ad theme, instead of being "Truth" and "The journalism you deserve", was more like "we often get things wrong, and we're coming from the Town and City chattering groupthink bubble, but at least we're trying". :)