For those who want to read NYT articles but don't want to support them, look at the results for a search on "New York Times Paywall Removal." The adblocker-based approach I use works for everything but interactive articles. I can't read the comments, but that's probably for the best.
In addition, I can read all the recipes; these are blocked by a secondary paywall.
Text of individual articles (including interactive) can be read by pasting the URL into archive.org.
Sadly ended my NYT subscription 2 years ago after 15+ years. Miss the Science and cultural sections. I used to enjoy reading the Op-EdтАЩs even though I am conservative. But, they lost their way and I couldnтАЩt take it anymore.
They lost all of the columnists that were worth reading, and, and Bari Weiss and others found out, people who could reason well and be objective were not wanted either in the newsroom or on the pages. Punch drove the rag into the ground, and his son is doing little to rebuild the brand with an credibility.
Remember that amusing mea culpa that the publisher penned when they went gaga for Hillary at Bernie's expense? (Not that Bernie was a viable candidate, but he at least deserved a time at-bat or two.)
I cancelled years ago when I realized I was helping to pay a very, very, very, very small part of Paul Krugman's salary. Even Will Shortz's Sunday crossword wasn't worth that.
Ended mine years ago after their Trump election meltdown. They couldn't write a single article on any topic without working in a sentence of man-made climate change, plus something about era of Trump all in the first paragraph. Became unreadable. They recently started email spamming me to "re-subscribe" for a dollar a week for a year (after which they automatically jack up to full rate so you need to cancel way before then). I declined and unsubscribed to their spams. IDC if it is free. I don't want in any way to support them. Same with WAPO. Besos can fuck right off
I did the same, just today. While I've seen their standards slipping for years, I put up with it because NYT was once "the paper of record" and served as a default source of news. But this hospital debacle was the last straw.
Now, though, I'm casting around for an alternative go-to news source, something more comprehensive than the FP.
Does anyone know anything about AllSides? It seems like an interesting project.
I gave up my WaPo subscription after years of even having my posts removed (often reinstated) for daring to question dogma politely. Will keep the NYT only for that "keep your enemies closer" reasoning.
Five years ago we dropped the NYTIMES after 40 years of readership - I couldnтАЩt have it in my house anymore. That said, we havenтАЩt missed it at all given that there are so many other outlets to get balanced news today
The Christian Science Monitor, oddly enough, has always had excellent journalism. When it occasionally shows up on my news feed, it seems pretty unbiased. The League of Women Voters categorizes it as a centrist news source. However, I think they put the BBC in that category too and everyone knows it slants left now. But the CSM might be worth a look.
I cancelled years ago because of its bias, but in the past few years I have felt compelled to know what the Times is saying so I am prepared when I hear that rot from my friends. Also, they bought wordle ЁЯША
For years I subscribed to The Week magazine. I loved it as I could read snippets of international and domestic news with takes from both sides of the aisle. Then came Trump and out went any attempt at presenting alternative voices. I canceled my subscription. I keep monitoring their content but TDS is still strong among them and recovery seems impossible.
I've had the same experience. I accept all their "6 free issues" offers and throw them out as soon as they arrive, unable to even read the book reviews after the magazine's hard left turn. You might try the online newsletter Tangle, https://www.readtangle.com/, for the "both sides" approach. The journalist behind it, Isaac Saul, is an old-style liberal who does a good job of presenting both sides and then his take. His piece after the Hamas attack on Israel has been widely circulated and is well worth reading.
This is well worth the read for people who are just coming to the complexities of Jews and Arabs in Palestine and the Levant.
One point that the author glosses over is the perception of the Palestinian across the Arab world. It IS significant that 2.1 million and growing people are jammed into that small part of the Middle Eastern desert. Their welcome in Egypt and Jordan is not warm since their hospitality was immediately threatened by forceful overthrow.
Is there a solution? If Israel succeeds in removing Hamas as a viable military/political unit, then there might be a chance that the cycle can be broken.
I would certainly hope that Europe and the United State would be full and meaningful participants in the reconsitution of Gaza into a stable city/state.
Ending my Times subscription after years of accepting their crap reporting.
I did the same.
Good for you. I did so years ago.
For those who want to read NYT articles but don't want to support them, look at the results for a search on "New York Times Paywall Removal." The adblocker-based approach I use works for everything but interactive articles. I can't read the comments, but that's probably for the best.
In addition, I can read all the recipes; these are blocked by a secondary paywall.
Text of individual articles (including interactive) can be read by pasting the URL into archive.org.
Sadly ended my NYT subscription 2 years ago after 15+ years. Miss the Science and cultural sections. I used to enjoy reading the Op-EdтАЩs even though I am conservative. But, they lost their way and I couldnтАЩt take it anymore.
Their science reporting is awful, nothing to miss
They lost all of the columnists that were worth reading, and, and Bari Weiss and others found out, people who could reason well and be objective were not wanted either in the newsroom or on the pages. Punch drove the rag into the ground, and his son is doing little to rebuild the brand with an credibility.
Remember that amusing mea culpa that the publisher penned when they went gaga for Hillary at Bernie's expense? (Not that Bernie was a viable candidate, but he at least deserved a time at-bat or two.)
Smart. Why spend money having yourself brainwashed?
What took you so long?
I cancelled years ago when I realized I was helping to pay a very, very, very, very small part of Paul Krugman's salary. Even Will Shortz's Sunday crossword wasn't worth that.
Ended mine years ago after their Trump election meltdown. They couldn't write a single article on any topic without working in a sentence of man-made climate change, plus something about era of Trump all in the first paragraph. Became unreadable. They recently started email spamming me to "re-subscribe" for a dollar a week for a year (after which they automatically jack up to full rate so you need to cancel way before then). I declined and unsubscribed to their spams. IDC if it is free. I don't want in any way to support them. Same with WAPO. Besos can fuck right off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYqy6CcmIu4
I did the same, just today. While I've seen their standards slipping for years, I put up with it because NYT was once "the paper of record" and served as a default source of news. But this hospital debacle was the last straw.
Now, though, I'm casting around for an alternative go-to news source, something more comprehensive than the FP.
Does anyone know anything about AllSides? It seems like an interesting project.
I gave up my WaPo subscription after years of even having my posts removed (often reinstated) for daring to question dogma politely. Will keep the NYT only for that "keep your enemies closer" reasoning.
Done the same. No words left.
Good for you!!
My god man....what the f.. took you so long?
I know. Cringe. Cringe. Maybe a very rare good article.
Five years ago we dropped the NYTIMES after 40 years of readership - I couldnтАЩt have it in my house anymore. That said, we havenтАЩt missed it at all given that there are so many other outlets to get balanced news today
In what outlets do you find balanced news?
The Christian Science Monitor, oddly enough, has always had excellent journalism. When it occasionally shows up on my news feed, it seems pretty unbiased. The League of Women Voters categorizes it as a centrist news source. However, I think they put the BBC in that category too and everyone knows it slants left now. But the CSM might be worth a look.
this one.
I cancelled years ago because of its bias, but in the past few years I have felt compelled to know what the Times is saying so I am prepared when I hear that rot from my friends. Also, they bought wordle ЁЯША
you can do world w/out paying, and also read many articles w/out paying.
For years I subscribed to The Week magazine. I loved it as I could read snippets of international and domestic news with takes from both sides of the aisle. Then came Trump and out went any attempt at presenting alternative voices. I canceled my subscription. I keep monitoring their content but TDS is still strong among them and recovery seems impossible.
I've had the same experience. I accept all their "6 free issues" offers and throw them out as soon as they arrive, unable to even read the book reviews after the magazine's hard left turn. You might try the online newsletter Tangle, https://www.readtangle.com/, for the "both sides" approach. The journalist behind it, Isaac Saul, is an old-style liberal who does a good job of presenting both sides and then his take. His piece after the Hamas attack on Israel has been widely circulated and is well worth reading.
Thank you, I will.
This is the specific piece I referred to:
https://www.readtangle.com/israel-attacks-hamas-palestine-war/
This is well worth the read for people who are just coming to the complexities of Jews and Arabs in Palestine and the Levant.
One point that the author glosses over is the perception of the Palestinian across the Arab world. It IS significant that 2.1 million and growing people are jammed into that small part of the Middle Eastern desert. Their welcome in Egypt and Jordan is not warm since their hospitality was immediately threatened by forceful overthrow.
Is there a solution? If Israel succeeds in removing Hamas as a viable military/political unit, then there might be a chance that the cycle can be broken.
I would certainly hope that Europe and the United State would be full and meaningful participants in the reconsitution of Gaza into a stable city/state.