Ask HN: Paid News vs. Free News

by devin on 8/8/2019, 6:22 AM with 3 comments

I’d like to pay for quality journalism, but I often wonder if the full and unfettered access to articles on multiple platforms is actually worth the cost. Why isn’t there a usage-based model across multiple outlets that isn’t based on ads?

  • by devin on 8/8/2019, 6:27 AM

    I can’t/won’t pay 500$/mo for news on all the sites I occasionally read. I want to pay 50$/mo to have a slightly higher cap than 5 articles/mo across all of them. Why doesn’t this exist?

  • by sawaruna on 8/8/2019, 6:52 AM

    I'd like to try Apple News and would consider paying for it. Too bad it's still only offered in like 4 countries.

  • by catacombs on 8/8/2019, 2:26 PM

    Yes, it's worth the cost. Honestly, all you need are subscriptions to NYT, WaPo and Wired.