Comment by hjadal
2 years ago
I think respectable papers would go out of business if they followed suit. They are usually respectable because they dont rely on a outside organisation for funding, but instead rely on creating good journalism people want to pay for.
They also then have less motivation to rely on clicks. Like outlets on both sides have devolved to.
The Guardian would surely qualify as somewhat respectable and still paywall free...(I pay for it anyway, given I read it pretty regularly. It's only publications I read articles from maybe 3 or 4 times a year I have an issue with signing up for - would have no issue with a one-off payment if it was easy enough to do).