ChrisT Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 NYTimes.com is now charging for their premium content such as op ed pieces - all the stuff I love most. No more cut-and-paste editorials from me! Quote
cj001f Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 In other news the facts are still free. Quote
wdietsch Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 In other news the facts are still free. Â Â so true ... so true Quote
ChrisT Posted September 19, 2005 Author Posted September 19, 2005 yeah there seem to be plenty in the recycling bin at Starbucks Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 there ain't no such thing as a free lunch Quote
ChrisT Posted September 19, 2005 Author Posted September 19, 2005 snoboy - brilliant hack but it still doesn't get me into the premium content (and my beloved Krugman). Quote
Chaps Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 What is this? Are you guys pooping on another website with your blather? P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C! Quote
graupel Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 If you live in an urban area with a good library system, the library may continue to get it. For example, King County Library system allows you to get access to many subscription archives for newspapers if you access through their website and enter your library card number. You can do it from home, so you don't have to go to the library to access it.  One of these providers to the library is ProQuest http://www.proquestcompany.com/home2.shtml  Ask your local library if they have it.  (If you already had a KCLS library card number you could get in here: http://www.kcls.org/cgi-bin/ipcheck?proquest) Quote
knotzen Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 Interesting, because cnn.com (no comparison, I agree), just switched from charging to view videos to providing them free. Since I don't pay for cable, I've been tempted in the past to pay to see their news videos, but now I don't have to. Â Not that that helps you any, ChrisT. However, this may be a trial to see if folks are willing to pay for "premium" content. Who knows if they will be, over time. Quote
knotzen Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 If you live in an urban area with a good library system, the library may continue to get it. For example, King County Library system allows you to get access to many subscription archives for newspapers if you access through their website and enter your library card number. You can do it from home, so you don't have to go to the library to access it. One of these providers to the library is ProQuest http://www.proquestcompany.com/home2.shtml  Ask your local library if they have it.  (If you already had a KCLS library card number you could get in here: http://www.kcls.org/cgi-bin/ipcheck?proquest) That's a great idea. Quote
Camilo Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 Interesting, because cnn.com (no comparison, I agree), just switched from charging to view videos to providing them free. Since I don't pay for cable, I've been tempted in the past to pay to see their news videos, but now I don't have to. I think they might've done this because Reuters.com doesn't charge for their video. Quote
Ratboy Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 my beloved Krugman  No need to pay just for Krugman. You can get him here: Unofficial Paul Krugman Archive Quote
spicoli11 Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 This is good news for me!!! My father sends me every article now that he knows how to use e-mail. Quote
snugtop Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 I hear ya Chris...I bit the bullet and signed up to get the Sunday Times delivered. Then you get the "premium content" free. Quote
Dru Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 Toupee?   Or not toupee   There's always the middle ground...  Quote
fear_and_greed Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 Read? Newspapers? I thought you guys down there only watch TV. Quote
billcoe Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 ChrisT Â 1 word, 1 word for the graduate: Â PLASTICS Quote
snoboy Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 snoboy - brilliant hack but it still doesn't get me into the premium content (and my beloved Krugman). Â sorry - didn't look too hard, just figured it might work... Quote
Fairweather Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 snoboy - brilliant hack but it still doesn't get me into the premium content (and my beloved Krugman). Â You mean the NYTimes columnist who just makes shit up?.... Â Fourth and Final Fix? Â The New York Times has issued a formal correction for columnist Paul Krugman's false claim that a full hand recount in Florida would have given the presidential election to Al Gore in 2000 -- the paper's fourth attempt to fix the error. Krugman tried to correct the August 19 error himself in a subsequent column, but Times ombudsman Byron Calame objected to the informal clarification. Â Krugman then published a more formal correction on August 26, but had to fix that after he relied on an incorrect Miami Herald report. The new correction will be appended to Krugman's original columns and editorial page editor Gail Collins says the paper will now run regular formal corrections under the Times' editorials. Â Quote
foraker Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 one of the consequences of not paying for content, and you're already seeing it, is a reduction in the investigative journalism that's done (which is expensive) as a means of increasing shareholder return. of course, this leads to the chicken and egg argument. did readership decline because of poor content or vice versa? that i don't know. Quote
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