mxtiffanyleighConstant reminder that you shouldn't willingly pay for the NYTimes and that you can read it online for free in perpetuity with an email address and this access code via the Berkeley Public Library https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/explore/elibrary/new-york-times-digital-edition
John Willson@mxtiffanyleigh I agree that everyone should have access to -- and should read -- the news, regardless of ability to pay.
But I'll echo @makkhorn 's thought, that good journalism is a vital component of a healthy democracy, as important as elections and an independent judiciary. I choose to pay for good journalism, lest it disappear.
The NY Times isn't exactly _independent_ journalism, but at least it tends to be factual -- a low bar that many U.S. "news" outlets fail to meet.