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TheRogIsHere t1_ja9cayo wrote

Reply to comment by bent_peepee in Maine's newspapers doing the right thing by dj_1973

HA! I thought the same thing. "Look at this terrific example of morality by these wonderful newspapers! BRAVO!"

(2 secs later...)

"Hey, can someone help me cheat and see this for free, even though these wonderful newspapers are dying? I can't subscribe for $0.20/day."

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FlockOfSeadoos t1_jad4i53 wrote

Newspapers are dying because they adhere to a single perspective. Before you jump up and down and scream something about me being a “Fawx News” acolyte, let me tell you that all I want is non-agenda-driven reporting. I want the truth. And I want to be able to make my own decisions on how that truth affects me and my family. Local news outlets could rebound incredibly easily - perhaps not as print media, but certainly as localized online sources of daily information, if only they would report factually and without horrifically lopsided political perspectives. Advertisers are very simple to figure out; they go where the eyeballs are. And eyeballs leave when they are able to, in every instance, know what will be covered and how it will be covered.

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TheRogIsHere t1_jad5oav wrote

I don't care if newspapers die.

I was poking fun at the hypocrisy of many people who, in one instance, applaud a newspaper for doing the "right thing" and cheering them on. But on the other hand, won't do anything to support those papers and reward them for upholding what is right.

Factual reporting is over on a macro level.

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Odd_Ad_2863 t1_jablmju wrote

Easy to do. Works about 90% of the time. Copy the URL and go to print friendly.com and paste it in the box. It will bring up the article you normally need a subscription to see.

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