Gift articles previously were accessible just with the link. The latest article I attempted to read now requires me to first sign up
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The article in question https://wapo.st/4fp62oH
I am well aware of many work arounds. The point of this post was to show wapo has changed the way gift articles work, which previously didn’t require a workaround
Gifting someone a news article feels so dystopian
I have some issues with WaPo's reporting at times, but honestly, how do we expect to fund quality journalism if we never pay for news?
Publicly funded news corporations with journalistic freedom would be nice
I don't disagree, but ideally quality journalism should be treated as a public good, as it's, well, a source of information about the world, an extention of education, you could say
A lot of European countries have tax-supported independent news organizations
This article is reposted. Or mirrored or whatever.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/these-cheap-loans-are-becoming-a-hit-with-home-buyers-but-there-are-catches/ar-BB1qJ72W
I'd rather fund quality original news none-for-profit. But all major news articles are in it for the money. How do you expect me to pay for something that has a vested interest in making money off the stuff they report?
We just read free fearmongering content on right wing extremist websites instead, duh