As someone who coruns an independent media organization with a paywall…I regret to inform you that they do work and if you want independent journalism to exist you are going to have to subscribe to some publications. Doesn’t have to be all of them! You can rotate, which I do!
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That means I don't get to read/support as much as I'd like.
It does not mean people shouldn't charge me for their work.
*Minus the retired & unemployed, of course
RW publications are very often free, giving them even more reach amoung ppl who are angry as they struggle to survive. It also doesn't help stop the RW narrative about "leftist elites" when ppl who can't pay don't get access.
It's an accessibility issue.
A lot of it has to do with pay walls. Some with foreign interference but if ppl can't see information behind paywalls consistently, it makes their job easier.
Ppl often block paywalled sites.
I get your point but you could find a better example.