Do you subscribe to any newspapers or magazines, paper or virtual?

VintageBetter

VintageBetter

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If so, why or why not? You don't have to mention the names.

I subscribe to two national newspapers online and the tiny, local newspaper. Why? Because I like to read and be well-informed. The tiny, little, free newspaper does an assertive job of covering the city council. I appreciate that and I'm sure others do too.

I do not subscribe to our larger local newspapers because one is basically, "This one political party is always right, always!, we will not tell you about any local crimes anymore, but we will report fervently on every new restaurant and high school sports team instead." No local education reporting whatsoever.

The other one is also heavy on tourism reporting, high school sports, and restaurant coverage are in 2nd and 3rd place. However, the other one does still report on crime and education, but kind of ignores local politics unless someone screws-up mightily. They will cover corruption and controversies a bit.

No magazines for me except AARP.
 

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No.
Why?
I do my best to stay away from upsetting news. Being a person who overwhelms easily is my reason why. Sticking to easy fun topics keeps my stress levels down.
 
VintageBetter said:
If so, why or why not? You don't have to mention the names.

I subscribe to two national newspapers online and the tiny, local newspaper. Why? Because I like to read and be well-informed. The tiny, little, free newspaper does an assertive job of covering the city council. I appreciate that and I'm sure others do too.

I do not subscribe to our larger local newspapers because one is basically, "The Liberals are always right, always!, we will not tell you about any local crimes anymore, but we will report fervently on every new restaurant and high school sports team instead." No local education reporting whatsoever.

The other one is also heavy on tourism reporting, high school sports, and restaurant coverage are in 2nd and 3rd place. However, the other one does still report on crime and education, but kind of ignores local politics unless someone screws-up mightily. They will cover corruption and controversies a bit.

No magazines for me except AARP.
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Your post is tripping in politics.
Youā€™ve already stated that the Liberals are ALWAYS RIGHT.
This is a no politics forum. Your thread is oozing self driven politics.
 

PeppermintPatty said:
Your post is tripping in politics.
Youā€™ve already stated that the Liberals are ALWAYS RIGHT.
This is a no politics forum. Your thread is oozing self driven politics.
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I was stating that newspaper's biased-driven reporting. If you interpreted that as me agreeing with them, I'm sorry you got that impression. I have fixed it.

BTW, newspapers are traditionally supposed to report all sides of a matter except in the op/ed pieces.
 
VintageBetter said:
I was stating that newspaper's biased-driven reporting. If you interpreted that as me agreeing with them, I'm sorry you got that impression. I have fixed it.

BTW, newspapers are traditionally supposed to report all sides of a matter except in the op/ed pieces.
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The only thing I was judging about your post is that itā€™s politics driven. Thereā€™s no politics. Since thereā€™s no politics I canā€™t answer your question.
 
I don't at this point, no... there were a few food, health, and travel magazines I'd subbed to over the years, but now I just read online. I had bought single copies from Kindle Newsstand a few times when there was an issue of something I really wanted to read, but I'm not even sure they have the Newsstand any longer. Nope... just checked and they discontinued it early last year.
 
Yes I do subscribe... One monthly Magazine. I first got it as a subscription from my daughter, then when the first year ran out my husband gave me a new subscription to it for a Christmas gift.. and that lasted until he left in 2021... and I've paid for it since. However the quality of writing and regular contributors has diminished greatly since I first had it, and co-incidentally, I had a letter yesterday telling me that the new subscription is due in March... but with a heavy heart I've decided not to renew...
 
Don't subscribe and here are the reasons:

1. Too much junk in my house already.
2. Too many ads in magazines and very little written content that I enjoy.
3. People today write to persuade rather than inform. This is even true of books.
4. After getting a huge amount of advertising revenue, they still charge me too much for the publication.
If the average paperback book is $15.00, why should a magazine, with advertisements, cost $19.99 or more?
 
@VintageBetter it is hard to find a neutral newspaper who just state the facts & let you make up your own mind.

The only newspaper I get is the small town one that's delivered twice a week & reports on the rural county next to me & the rural western portion of my county. Pretty good coverage on issues that matter to local residents on local & state levels. They also started to put coupons in again which is a plus for me.

I get a few magazines that center around cooking & country decorating, etc. I like to be able to hold something & turn pages when I read. I dropped two long time subscriptions specifically because instead of entertaining, they started to have an agenda. Sad, because they had been good.
 
As usual, I'm making another shameless plug for using your local library.

I've mentioned before about the local libraries Magazine loans.
You name it, they got it.

I usually get the lastest National Geographic Magazine and another mag like
'Archaeology' or 'Smithsonian'.

Read them with the Libby app on all my devices for up to 21 days.
(Magazine loans don't count toward your other book loans, which is nice).

It's worth it if your local library does digital loans of books and such.
 
VintageBetter said:
If so, why or why not? You don't have to mention the names.

I subscribe to two national newspapers online and the tiny, local newspaper. Why? Because I like to read and be well-informed. The tiny, little, free newspaper does an assertive job of covering the city council. I appreciate that and I'm sure others do too.

I do not subscribe to our larger local newspapers because one is basically, "This one political party is always right, always!, we will not tell you about any local crimes anymore, but we will report fervently on every new restaurant and high school sports team instead." No local education reporting whatsoever.

The other one is also heavy on tourism reporting, high school sports, and restaurant coverage are in 2nd and 3rd place. However, the other one does still report on crime and education, but kind of ignores local politics unless someone screws-up mightily. They will cover corruption and controversies a bit.

No magazines for me except AARP.
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No, I don't. I simply don't have time for it. My hours are full, and I don't have time to justify a subscription.
 
I subscribe to "Archeology". I used to get the local newspaper. It was delivered to a box near my driveway. I got hauled off to the hospital for about a month.+ When I got home there was a pile of newspapers by the filled box. The pile irked the hell out of me- nothing like a huge neon sign saying nobody is home. Cancel the subscription due to their stupidity.
 
A Newpaper Story.

After my divorce and moved my Ex to another town, I moved into one of the few
apartment complexes in our small town.

My future wife lived in the same complex with her son.
At the time, I knew her just from her job and hadn't really spoken to her.

I started receiving the Sunday paper to catch up on the happening around the world.

After a time, my morning Sunday paper would be missing and I called the Paper's desk.
They informed me that the papers had been delivered.
Later the same day, my paper would mystically appear.

The next Sunday, as I was leaving the apartment, noticed a boy with the large Sunday paper
in his hand, heading back to his apartment.
Other tenants had the paper in front of their door, but mine was missing.

That night, I knocked on the door the boy had entered and spoke to the women who lived there.
(my future wife) and asked about my paper.
He admitted he was the one taking my paper and just wanted to read the 'Funny Pages' and always returned
the paper.

Fast forward, we married and her son became the love of my life; We became as close as any Father/Son
could be.

I miss him Every Day...

(Sorry, us old people post things about the past when something spurs the memories)
 
We subscribe to hardcopies of our local newspaper, Analog Science Fiction magazine, Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine; and online to Lightspeed magazine. If I could afford it, we'd also subscribe to Sunset, National Geographic, Scientific American, and Archeology.
 
I subscribe to our local newspaper. It publishes 5 days a week and does a great job of covering local news whether it be entertainment, local politics, sports, obits, and such. Without it we wouldnā€™t have a clue what is going on with our county and towns governments.

I have gradually let go of subscribing to my cooking and home, etc. magazines. I donā€™t think thereā€™s any recipes I havenā€™t already seen - same thing just different name. And I canā€™t afford to redecorate or travel to all the wonderful locations they write about.
 
Yes, I get the Washington Post delivered daily and have for many years. It's one of the top national newspapers, of course, and it's also my local paper. I don't read every word of it, but I do scan through most of it, and some sections get read every day.

Mainly I still get it (although I agree that it's way' too expensive) is that, living alone, I like to read the paper while eating my meals. Somehow, having the TV news channels on isn't as satisfying to me. And they are lacking most of the local stuff. Also, it's partly just habit. Newspapers have been part of my life forever, and I wouldn't want to change now.
 
I subscribe to People magazine. Have been for years, off and on. I send them $30 and they send me the mag for so many weeks. I like taking them to my dr's appts to help pass the time while waiting.
 
Certainly:
NY Times
London Guardian US (free, but I donate 2x/yr)
CalMatters.org (state political/environmental/economic issues, neutral politics)
Washington Post
The Atlantic
5 local media: Bay Area Newsgroup, SF Chronicle, SFGATE, Berkeleyside, Oaklandside

I regularly read/contribute to:
GardenWeb via Houzz
SeniorForums
Hungry Onion (food board)
FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)
Yelp (where I post my restaurant and local business reviews)
SB National for NFL and NBA fan boards

There are other sites I read occasionally, but not on a regular basis.
 
I let all of my hardcopy subscriptions go but read a lot online. I miss the NY Times crossword but the LA Times puzzle is free on my phone. The most recent was The New Yorker that a friend had gifted me. I found the magazines were beginning to pile up. The weeks just fly by.
 

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