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fightthegoodfightnow

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6. Hummmmm

Reply to bigtree (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 10:49 PM

Apr 2012

....you do realize that that is how newspapers have been sold for over a century.

The net is great....and free news is wonderful....but don't think for a second you are getting anything close to independent and reliable first hand resources when no one is paying for it.

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NYT is further reducing their number of 'free' articles [View all] bigtree Apr 2012 OP

I pay for the Times fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #1

sometimes i agree, sometimes i don't bigtree Apr 2012 #4

Hummmmm fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #6

you mixed up newspapers and net news bigtree Apr 2012 #7

Judith Miller was in the OpEd? Fumesucker Apr 2012 #5

I like more in-depth reporting like Mother Jones or The Nation. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #9

It will be a shock to their bottom line. Lint Head Apr 2012 #2

Yep, I had thought about that too. I thought advertising was a key RKP5637 Apr 2012 #3

I get the Sunday paper only elfin Apr 2012 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Apr 2012 #10

There's a way to get around paying to read articles TheCruces Apr 2012 #11