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WAPO "gift" articles now require signing up (europe.pub)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by breadsmasher@lemmy.world to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world
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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

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[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gifting someone a news article feels so dystopian

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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?

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Publicly funded news corporations with journalistic freedom would be nice

[–] randombullet@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

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?

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

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