The Times is a-changing
I love the New York Times. Not because of its brilliant and professional news stories, but because the paper's op-ed section is among the finest in the world.
The disappointment was huge when I realised today that I now have to pay for the cold insights of Tom Friedman, the always enlightening analyses by right-winger David Brooks and the biting sarcasm of Maureen Dowd. The Times now charges online readers 50 annual dollars for its op-ed pieces and other services.
The sum seems small, but in the Internet jungle of opinions the NY Times's columns are not worth paying for. Since the US is the bellwether for the western world, we'll just have to hope that the trend doesn't spread too soon and too extensively to Norway.
The disappointment was huge when I realised today that I now have to pay for the cold insights of Tom Friedman, the always enlightening analyses by right-winger David Brooks and the biting sarcasm of Maureen Dowd. The Times now charges online readers 50 annual dollars for its op-ed pieces and other services.
The sum seems small, but in the Internet jungle of opinions the NY Times's columns are not worth paying for. Since the US is the bellwether for the western world, we'll just have to hope that the trend doesn't spread too soon and too extensively to Norway.
posted by Yngvason at 1:33 pm
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