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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to 20:31 - Jun 3 with 10815 viewsGlyn1

Recently I've been getting a lot of trial offers from the Times, Telegraph, Independent and so on, and wonder which ones do people pay for and consider value for money.


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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 20:35 - Jun 3 with 9717 viewsFireboy2

None they all peddle sh!te.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 20:37 - Jun 3 with 9709 viewsDarran

Pay to read newspapers? lol

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 20:50 - Jun 3 with 9678 viewsleighton1318

I took The Times on trial - £8 for 8 weeks. I used to only buy the Saturday, and on other days would occasionaly read it free in Nero while popping out from work.

It will shortly default to £26 per month and on balance I think I will keep it. Lots of useful freebies to pass the time like crosswords and Sudoku and there are some columnists I do like.

I’m saving over £50 on commuting (bus pass) which I suppose is an offset.


Edit - nothing in the Times (apart from Hugo Rifkind on Saturdays) is as funny as John Crace in the Guardian though. Fortunately he is free online .... I have paid my dues to the Graun over many years so have no conscience about clawing something back.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 21:10 - Jun 3 with 9652 viewsKingstonJack

Another vote for the Times online, 5 devices 😉 and what I think is a good balanced read.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 21:35 - Jun 3 with 9640 viewsSwanjaxs

Haven't bought a newspaper since the Daily Sport wen under.

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 21:52 - Jun 3 with 9626 viewssquarebear

Last time I bought a physical copy of The Guardian it was three quid-odd. Outrageous, I felt, though I guess their costs aren't insignificant.

I read their online copy "cover-to-cover" daily and donate a laughable £50 per annum for the privilege.

I've enjoyed some recent Independent stuff so may soon subscribe to that too.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 23:12 - Jun 3 with 9580 viewsCatullus

I just use my news feed and read whichever article that catches my eye. Pay for them, never.

Just my opinion, but WTF do I know anyway?
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:17 - Jun 4 with 9546 viewsGlyn1

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 20:35 - Jun 3 by Fireboy2

None they all peddle sh!te.


With great respect Fireboy, bollox!

Seriously, which sites do you trust, where do you get your news, should I sign on to them?

We've now reached the point where local radio stations are being closed down, and local newspapers can't afford to have reporters sitting around in court or in council meetings. It shouldn't be like this. I'm happy to pay for news rather than read pap from free newspapers filled with press releases. Just don't know which ones to go with. Will probably go with the Telegraph because it has the opposite of my views, so it will challenge my opinions. And the Times cost is insane (more than the BBC licence fee).

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:17 - Jun 4 with 9544 viewsGlyn1

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 20:37 - Jun 3 by Darran

Pay to read newspapers? lol


But do you pay to buy actual paper newspapers?
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:18 - Jun 4 with 9543 viewshuwrichards57

Paid 30 quid or so for The Athletic and it's been half decent.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:20 - Jun 4 with 9541 viewsGlyn1

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 20:50 - Jun 3 by leighton1318

I took The Times on trial - £8 for 8 weeks. I used to only buy the Saturday, and on other days would occasionaly read it free in Nero while popping out from work.

It will shortly default to £26 per month and on balance I think I will keep it. Lots of useful freebies to pass the time like crosswords and Sudoku and there are some columnists I do like.

I’m saving over £50 on commuting (bus pass) which I suppose is an offset.


Edit - nothing in the Times (apart from Hugo Rifkind on Saturdays) is as funny as John Crace in the Guardian though. Fortunately he is free online .... I have paid my dues to the Graun over many years so have no conscience about clawing something back.
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Almost a pound a day? £300+ a year? Wow, makes the BBC licence fee look like a bargain.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:22 - Jun 4 with 9536 viewsGlyn1

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:18 - Jun 4 by huwrichards57

Paid 30 quid or so for The Athletic and it's been half decent.


Why did you do that? What does it cover? I don't know it and I'm interested to know. Got a link?
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 07:34 - Jun 4 with 9440 viewsCaptain_Sham

Metro. Just the facts. A rarity.

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 07:35 - Jun 4 with 9437 viewsVetchfielder

I don't really feel I need access to more news than I am able to seek out or get exposed to but I have made 2 donations to The Guardian because I think they do a great job and generally reflect my views on things

Proud to have been one of the 231

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 07:44 - Jun 4 with 9431 viewsHighjack

Newsnow website. Get a good variety of articles from all sorts of publications about any subject you can think of.

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 09:51 - Jun 4 with 9390 viewsFireboy2

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:17 - Jun 4 by Glyn1

With great respect Fireboy, bollox!

Seriously, which sites do you trust, where do you get your news, should I sign on to them?

We've now reached the point where local radio stations are being closed down, and local newspapers can't afford to have reporters sitting around in court or in council meetings. It shouldn't be like this. I'm happy to pay for news rather than read pap from free newspapers filled with press releases. Just don't know which ones to go with. Will probably go with the Telegraph because it has the opposite of my views, so it will challenge my opinions. And the Times cost is insane (more than the BBC licence fee).


Bollox my hairy hoop.

All broadsheets and tabloids whether they swing left or right whip their readers into a frenzy with their headlines.

I havent bought a daily for almost 30 years for that reason.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 09:56 - Jun 4 with 9383 viewsHighjack

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 09:51 - Jun 4 by Fireboy2

Bollox my hairy hoop.

All broadsheets and tabloids whether they swing left or right whip their readers into a frenzy with their headlines.

I havent bought a daily for almost 30 years for that reason.


Journalism has been replaced with activism in recent years.

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 11:57 - Jun 4 with 9358 viewsleighton1318

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:20 - Jun 4 by Glyn1

Almost a pound a day? £300+ a year? Wow, makes the BBC licence fee look like a bargain.
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There’s nothing I want to read, and precious little I want to watch, on the BBC. Their weather forecast is reasonably good.

Separate issue, but if its ‘public service’ elements were carved out I would pay a licence fee of say £10-20 p.a. very happily. The rest should be made to pay its own way.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 12:11 - Jun 4 with 9350 viewsHighjack

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 11:57 - Jun 4 by leighton1318

There’s nothing I want to read, and precious little I want to watch, on the BBC. Their weather forecast is reasonably good.

Separate issue, but if its ‘public service’ elements were carved out I would pay a licence fee of say £10-20 p.a. very happily. The rest should be made to pay its own way.


The Beeb used to make a lot of money by selling their shows abroad. No f*cker wants to buy them anymore.

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 16:39 - Jun 4 with 9307 viewsMuteswan

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 11:57 - Jun 4 by leighton1318

There’s nothing I want to read, and precious little I want to watch, on the BBC. Their weather forecast is reasonably good.

Separate issue, but if its ‘public service’ elements were carved out I would pay a licence fee of say £10-20 p.a. very happily. The rest should be made to pay its own way.


I get all the news I need from the weather report.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 18:31 - Jun 4 with 9277 viewsjohnlangy

I just read through all the posts and isn't it sad that all the papers referred to are English. There's not one decent Independent Welsh owned/based National newspaper. All the main titles - Western Mail/EP/Daily Post are owned by the Mirror group.

So we know all about what's happening in England but very little about what's happening in our own country.
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 18:40 - Jun 4 with 9273 viewsHighjack

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 18:31 - Jun 4 by johnlangy

I just read through all the posts and isn't it sad that all the papers referred to are English. There's not one decent Independent Welsh owned/based National newspaper. All the main titles - Western Mail/EP/Daily Post are owned by the Mirror group.

So we know all about what's happening in England but very little about what's happening in our own country.


Set one up then.

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 19:41 - Jun 4 with 9250 viewsThrasher6

I just want to read one without any grammatical errors. Sadly that is almost impossible these days. It's moronic at times...

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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:15 - Jun 5 with 9186 viewshuwrichards57

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:22 - Jun 4 by Glyn1

Why did you do that? What does it cover? I don't know it and I'm interested to know. Got a link?
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https://theathletic.co.uk/

Got it because it has a strong team of writers who produce some half decent stuff. Think 30 quid was an offer of some sort though and wouldn't want to pay much more than that for it tbh
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What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 03:27 - Jun 5 with 9180 viewsNotLoyal

What newspapers / news sites do you subscribe to on 09:56 - Jun 4 by Highjack

Journalism has been replaced with activism in recent years.


Sums up corbyn, fantastic activist, shit leader.

OK I've changed it.
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