Though there are loopholes and sideways to get unlimited access (Blogs, Twitter, Google...), this new system still encourages readers to prioritize what they read. While the Wall Street Journal selectively locks certain articles, indicated by a key on the website, the NYT allows its readership to pick their poison. This is not the space for evaluating whether or not the difference in systems between the WSJ and the NYT boils down to a difference in weltanschauung, it could, however, make a good post in the future.
Anyway, being that I blog on Media and Politics the articles that relate to such things have been taking up much of my allowance. This is especially true given that the NYT often has coverage that is interesting to compare to that of the news sources.
I aim to develop a systematic way to decide what NYT's article I will read...any ideas?
When I first heard about this, I thought to myself shoot that means I'm just going to have to go on the website less, forgetting that it wasn't about how often I go on the website but instead on the amount of articles i could read... I wish I had an answer for you, especially because I love reading the op-eds but now I may have to stop in order to read some news... or I could just pay the fee.. either way, it's pretty annoying and unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteIt's annoying to pick only twenty articles a month, and even more annoying to pay $3 a week for unlimited access, but you know what's most annoying of all? Not having any access to one of the world's most reputable news organizations because it's gone bankrupt. The simple reality is that the news cannot exist without the reader footing the bill.
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