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Frustrated about required subscriptions to online publications during COVID

Does anybody find it frustrating when you read a post or article which has a link to something like Washington Post, NY Times, Baltimore Sun (you name another publication) and you can't read it because they want you to pay for it. You would think in these times, as a public service, they would allow people to get as much information as possible without having to pay more. I get it that these are businesses that are already struggling in the digital market, but there are a lot of industries that are sacrificing for the good of all.

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Posted: 03/31/2020 at 08:32AM

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Frustrated about required subscriptions to online publications during COVID -- vtpaul82 03/31/2020 08:32AM

Even more reason for them to want you to subscribe. Value proposition ** -- 133743Hokie 03/31/2020 10:15AM

Agree..and new channels should give -- capitals1 03/31/2020 09:39AM

McClatchy's Charlotte Observer is in bankruptcy but allowing access. -- PhotoHokieNC 03/31/2020 09:05AM

WaPo COVID coverage IS free -- Beerman 03/31/2020 09:00AM

90% of their COVID coverage is free. -- HWA 03/31/2020 09:25AM

And 90% of all content is at least vaguely COVID related -- Beerman 03/31/2020 09:48AM

Not trying to be a jerk, but we’re you paying for any news previously? -- turkeywinghokie 03/31/2020 08:48AM

Yes, paying for WSJ ** -- vtpaul82 03/31/2020 09:25AM

Like a lot of media, not sure how much is fact and how much is fiction. ** -- 48zip 03/31/2020 08:43AM

Well- they gotta eat too ** -- bigbadbird 03/31/2020 08:38AM

They eat their dead, don't they? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/31/2020 09:06AM

Well- sometimes ** -- bigbadbird 03/31/2020 10:54AM

The NY Times is making more content free -- HokieR 03/31/2020 08:35AM

NY Times Covid-19 coverage is currently free to everyone. ** -- Stork 03/31/2020 08:35AM

As is (most, if not all) coverage by the Washington Post ** -- jmanatVT 03/31/2020 08:43AM