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>>uptown+(OP)
"Reuters.com will remain free for a preview period, but will require users to register after five stories. It is not immediately clear when it will begin charging."

Reuters reporting about Reuters in the third person is amusing. "We asked ourselves when we would begin charging but we didn't know."

>>bombca+u6
Does anyone pay for these kind of sites? I just can’t imagine doing it. I already have streaming subscriptions I just cannot imagine paying for news. I know that is a problem for the internet and journalism in general but what person will buy a Reuters sub? I can maybe see a NY Times sub or WSJ for some people but it has to be the best of the best. And still I personally wouldn’t do it. I don’t need to know news. It’s likely the news will make me feel worse, as opposed to my streaming subscriptions which will make me feel better.

>>JohnJa+Ld
I pay for NPR. I mean, I know that's different because their content isn't behind a paywall.

My mom pays for the NYT, but I think that's mostly for access to their cooking site.

I think these big news companies need to form a federation or something where you buy access at one and get rights to read over multiple different magazines.

>>mywitt+dg
> I think these big news companies need to form a federation or something where you buy access at one and get rights to read over multiple different magazines.

Exactly! I tried coil.com for a while and it would be amazing if you could pay a monthly subscription and then it distributes to articles that you end up reading.