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Do you work for free? Should newspaper reporters? I pay for access to the Wall Street Journal. If you are able to do so, and if you value the type of content t
by _iyig 7y ago
Do you work for free? Should newspaper reporters?
I pay for access to the Wall Street Journal. If you are able to do so, and if you value the type of content they produce on a regular basis, I would highly recommend subscribing.
- oh_sigh 7y agoNo, and no. But it seems silly to post paywalled articles on a site that is centered around the audience reading and discussing the articles posted. I have no problem with WSJ charging for their articles. I'm saying that HN shouldn't allow paywalled articles because only 2% of the readers here can actually see beyond the first sentence in the article. The worst part is that this isn't even some kind of breaking news story which only the WSJ has access to - it is just an article describing a trend which has been around for a while. If one wanted, one could easily find other free sources to post, which cover the topic in an equivalent manner(I assume) - for example, from 2016: https://www.uncf.org/news/hbcu-students-are-burdened-by-loan-debt-policy-reforms-can-address-their-fi https://www.uncf.org/news/hbcu-students-are-burdened-by-loan...
- DoreenMichele 7y agoI'm actually someone who routinely criticizes the fact that current trends (such as widespread use of ad blockers) are a de facto expectation of slave labor on the part of writers. But I also agree that articles should actually be accessible. I don't know the solution, but (hard) paywalls de facto exclude a lot of people. This is another serious issue.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoThe problem is everyone wants to charge a $10 to $20 monthly subscription. If Netflix can fund billions in film production for $12 monthly why does a newspaper need more?
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y agoNo, but you never see a private git repo show up on HN. WSJ is great, but $40/mo is ridiculous. I canceled after my 12mo discount ran up.