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The funny thing is that the local burgh paper needs that subscription or it will not be there in a couple of years. They need it a lot more than NYtimes, perhap
by sailfast 7y ago
The funny thing is that the local burgh paper needs that subscription or it will not be there in a couple of years. They need it a lot more than NYtimes, perhaps who has a bigger global base.
My answer to this is yes, absolutely, I will log in and pay for good local news coverage, and I do every day.
If you don’t live there but the story explodes for some reason, why not try to get some new subscribers? Asking for money is not a big deal in my opinion. Asking for it by compromising your UX or user privacy, however (“only paid subscribers can view in incognito”) is terrible.
- ddxxdd 7y agoWhy isn't there some sort of coalition between local news sites that allows e.g. a paid subscription to oregonlive.com to allow you access to m[ichigan]live.com, nj.com, and other "local" news across the country? Sinclair Media already owns half the local news broadcasters around the country; why isn't such a setup already done?
- bradleyankrom 7y agoGannett has done that to an extent. You’ll see the same layout and styling across a lot of local sites as well as usatoday dot com.