This was the last magazine I was still subscribed to, and they just sent me a renewal notice… well I guess this makes that decision easy. No way I’m paying the (fairly expensive) renewal price for a magazine that is gutting itself into a death spiral.
Don't worry they'll still be paying freelance writers half what they paid the staff writers with no job security or benefits. I'm sure they'll attract the best.
My kids school sent home a leaflet for it this week. We were considering the subscription as she loves to learn. This has really made us rethink it, sadly.
This is why I subscribe to the NYT and in a way Minnmax (for games journalism). If you can afford it, news (no matter what sector) is too important not to pay for.
I get what you're saying but people shouldnt have to pay for such an important thing. Obviously news publications need money somehow but paying for news should never be required.
It is sad to see the death spiral of print journalism. The constant barrage of TV news and its highly negative tone is poisoning society. I feel life was more peaceful when news came in papers in the morning and evening editions. There was no user tracking or analytics. While you had tabloids, you also had quality papers focused on plain news and opinions in the opinion pages. I feel the world at least in terms of news consumption has changed for the worse.