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How about buying a subscription to not just NYT or other national outlets, but local news organizations so the people reporting on these issues can keep the lig
by catacombs 6y ago
How about buying a subscription to not just NYT or other national outlets, but local news organizations so the people reporting on these issues can keep the lights on.
- cutemonster 6y agoI've gotten the impression it'd cost like $100 / month to subscribe to the different newspapers whose articles I read maybe once a month? But if there was a way to subscribe to all of them and pay $1 per article (But I'd like to use Trim for 2 years, for Nyt.)
- catacombs 6y agoHow many newspapers would you realistic subscribe to? If you're reading the NYT, LAT, WAPO, WSJ, FT, then yes, the subscriptions add up.
- throwlogon 6y agoIf the newspapers/sites expect every reader to subscribe, it can add up quickly, if you're reading 2 articles in each of 20 publications every month. I do wish more people would pay for content, but the market hasn't really adjusted to the way people read 1% of dozens of different publications.
- cutemonster 6y agoYes, and I find it a bit weird that the newspapers won't collaborate and do sth about this -- I wonder how much money they're missing out on. @catacombs -- those, + the economist, + 3? more in my home country Most of all I'd like to support small local newspapers
- catacombs 6y ago> Yes, and I find it a bit weird that the newspapers won't collaborate and do sth about this -- I wonder how much money they're missing out on. Way easier said than done.
- zepto 6y agoThe NYT in this case should never be supported again. Scott Alexander does important journalistic work in deeply analyzing the issues. It’s worth noting that the story is about how he was right about coronavirus in ways that the NYT was not. The NYT is knowingly attacking his livelyhood and person by exposing him in this way.
- cutemonster 6y agoI slightly wonder if they wanted to get rid of him? (his blog)
- zepto 6y agoOne Scott Alexander is no threat to them, but 10 could be, and this is clearly going to produce a chilling effect. Edit for clarification: I mean 10 commentators with his level of diligence who are willing to engage with difficult issues without ignoring the complexity. We desperately need more of that in our society, and this action by the NYT will have a chilling effect. It is profoundly wrong and antidemocratic.
- catacombs 6y agoWhat do you mean 10 could be? Ten copies of SSC? That wouldn't work. EDIT: Thanks for the clarification, zepto. I see your point now.
- catacombs 6y agoI mentioned this in another reply, but do you honestly think an obscure blog as SSC is a genuine threat to the NYT?
- kneel 6y agoSSC is a highly influential analytical blog, NYT is fast becoming a fact free propaganda horn. They're bound to clash.