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OT: I wonder why sites like the LA Times don’t offer a redirect to Apple News when the content is hosted there. I do subscribe to Apple News+ along with additio
by peatmoss 5y ago
OT: I wonder why sites like the LA Times don’t offer a redirect to Apple News when the content is hosted there. I do subscribe to Apple News+ along with additional iCloud storage, Music, etc. I assume Apple gives LA Times something when I read the article vs. when I click away because I’m not willing to subscribe to more news sites than I already am.
Apple News link for those in a similar boat:
https://apple.news/A9PXJ2JwHRouQSYO9lQh9tA https://apple.news/A9PXJ2JwHRouQSYO9lQh9tA
- tzs 5y agoIt is not as convenient as a redirect, but on iPhone and iPad you can use the "Share" function when on the page in Safari and select "News" as what to share with and that usually works. I don't know how to do that on a Mac.
- peatmoss 5y agoThank you for the tip! Maybe I’m making too many assumptions about how much Apple pays news sources when someone reads a news article. I’d have thought there’d be an alignment of financial interest in sources like LA Times to facilitating some sort of “read this article on X”, and for Apple in boosting value of News+. I wish there were more of a happy path to supporting journalism without needing to have 50 individual subscriptions. I guess the moral hazard in a “pay per article” model would be a system that rewards clickbait (though I guess that’s the same as status quo with advertising)
- bradknowles 5y agoI’ve been dinged several times for sharing Apple News links, because they can’t be resolved unless you’re using a recent Apple OS. I’ve stopped using Apple News.