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What news media do you pay for/subscribe to?

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    AndyD
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    BBC TV licence (which gets us lots of freeview channels), Private Eye.
    Occasionally buy the FinancialTimes, iPaper, Daily Mail.

    Ventosa viri restabit

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      I still get The NY Times, but I will have to subscribe to some alternatives. It has soft-pedaled so many of Trump abuses.

      I wouldn’t mind paying for one or two other good news outlets. Haven’t looked into Substack but I gather following several Substacks can get expensive.

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        I still get The NY Times, but I will have to subscribe to some alternatives. It has soft-pedaled so many of Trump abuses.

        I wouldn’t mind paying for one or two other good news outlets. Haven’t looked into Substack but I gather following several Substacks can get expensive.

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        Steve Miller
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        @RealPlayer

        Currently subscribe to WaPo but the rightward slant (and it so obvious - to the point of being comical) and sanewashing of the current administration is becoming more than I can bear. Had thought of switching over to the NYT but with everyone bending the knee I’m not sure it’s worth the trouble.

        OTOH I’ve pretty much divorced myself from political discussion until the current nightmare ends. I do send $ to wiki and the Guardian but don’t much read either one.

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          Thinking of using the public library as a point of access for expensive publications like The Atlantic. Has anyone tried this?

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            Thinking of using the public library as a point of access for expensive publications like The Atlantic. Has anyone tried this?

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            @RealPlayer

            Our library gives me online access to many publications from home, definitely all the biggies. Printed copies of many magazines and newspapers at the library. Current issues can be read at the library and you can check out back issues.

            The online access is amazing.

            When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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              @RealPlayer

              Currently subscribe to WaPo but the rightward slant (and it so obvious - to the point of being comical) and sanewashing of the current administration is becoming more than I can bear. Had thought of switching over to the NYT but with everyone bending the knee I’m not sure it’s worth the trouble.

              OTOH I’ve pretty much divorced myself from political discussion until the current nightmare ends. I do send $ to wiki and the Guardian but don’t much read either one.

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              @Steve-Miller yep, those are my complaints about WaPo and NYT.

              @realplayer and @wtg my uni library provides access to tons of news outlets, but for whatever reason, they don’t have the Atlantic online version, which was why I ended up subscribing. I got one of those deals but I’ll have to decide whether to renew or not.

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                We still pay for our "local" newspaper (The Daily Press). I also pay for the NYTimes and Krugman. Like most academics, I'm a bit spoiled by having library access so I don't actually have to pay for lots of news sources (WSJ, for instance).

                This is not a random slice of the population, you know. 🕶 😊

                Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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                  We still pay for our "local" newspaper (The Daily Press). I also pay for the NYTimes and Krugman. Like most academics, I'm a bit spoiled by having library access so I don't actually have to pay for lots of news sources (WSJ, for instance).

                  This is not a random slice of the population, you know. 🕶 😊

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                  @Piano-Dad said in What news media do you pay for/subscribe to?:

                  Like most academics, I'm a bit spoiled by having library access so I don't actually have to pay for lots of news sources (WSJ, for instance).

                  Same. WSJ is definitely one that comes to mind, and also CHE. Those are practically on speed dial in my browser when I go to the library page.

                  @Piano-Dad said in What news media do you pay for/subscribe to?:

                  This is not a random slice of the population, you know

                  No, but I'm more interested in this population than a random sample. 😄

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                    😄We're being studied

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                      I still get The NY Times, but I will have to subscribe to some alternatives. It has soft-pedaled so many of Trump abuses.

                      I wouldn’t mind paying for one or two other good news outlets. Haven’t looked into Substack but I gather following several Substacks can get expensive.

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                      @RealPlayer Yes, I imagine if you follow several substacks, it will add up. I pay (monthly) $5 for Reich, $7 for Krugman, $7 for Rubin & Eisen (The Contrarians).

                      The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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