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I don't think it's smart to pay to read stuff from a group that also gets money from advertisers. You're either the product or the customer, when in doubt you'll be the product.

Real subscription journalism doesn't do advertising.




What 'real subscription journalism' big-name newspapers that don't do advertising can you name? I am honestly struggling to think of any.


Sorry, I'm French, so I can only cite you 2 French ones: Le Canard Enchainé (100 yo, no website) and Mediapart (pure web).

We are talking serious news: the first one discovered that a minister had sent 1500 Jews in a train during WWII, the second one has discovered the minister charged of tax collection had an undeclared bank account in Switzerland.


Thank you for your reply. I can read a little bit of French, so Mediapart is something I'll keep an eye on in the future.


Advertising-free journalism has a far higher price. Always has. Independence isn't cheap.

https://archive.org/stream/commercialismjou00holtuoft#page/1...


Yes, and it needs to be that way, because they need to keep a treasure for the lawyers too.




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