Fuck Newspapers
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'i don't see what would compel me to pay to access the star.'
Maybe you don't, but others do. Like I said, if The Guardian charged for online subscriptions, I'd be happy to pay. Why? Well, for one, I agree with their editorial position. For another thing, there are articles about many, many, many things that interest me. Lastly, even though The Guardian isn't designated a newspaper of record, I've got enough faith in the quality of the reporting to consider it a very reliable news source.
I pay for a subscription to The Globe and Mail, though. Whilst I don't agree with its editorial position, most of the time, there's enough content I find interesting enough to pay money for.
The point is: many people probably feel the same about The Star as I do about The Guardian, and are happy to pay for their subscriptions. And why not? If they consider the paper to be of sufficient quality, that's all anyone needs to care about, and I absolutely believe journalists, editors, in-house photographers, designers and so on have a right to earn a decent living for their hard graft and, if subscription sales helps pay for that, then I'm all for papers charging.
It's not like you could pick up a paper copy for free anyway, is it?
- A paper copy is different, you want to help offset the cost of the material, but would you pay
for a paper that was surrounded_niko - surrounded by thousands of free papers all with the same stories?_niko
- Do you think running a digital newspaper has no staffing other costs?jacklalane
- A paper copy is different, you want to help offset the cost of the material, but would you pay