UserNameToronto
Active Member
I do. We have no TV bills and pay about $15/mo for internet. It's my first media subscription ever.
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I do. We have no TV bills and pay about $15/mo for internet. It's my first media subscription ever.
I subscribe to the print edition, so I get access
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Toronto Star paywall
https://www.thestar.com/about/regis...utm_campaign=joinus&utm_campaign_id=register1
https://www.thestar.com/about/regis...utm_campaign=joinus&utm_campaign_id=register1
Bummer. I just cancelled my Globe subscription. The woman on the phone asked me how I will get my news without the Globe 
steveintoronto
Superstar
I do too, albeit I negotiated a lower price for it.
That's damn cheap internet cost, must be part of a contract package, no?
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steveintoronto
Superstar
Agreed with all points, albeit the 'work arounds' are possible due to a weaker paywall with the Star, much like the Pest and Stun. That wasn't possible with the Globe who have more of a Murdoch stable type paywall, although Murdoch locks all content save for the headline and the first paragraph (London Times, WSJ, The Australian, etc, etc). The Globe is the leading source for the news I need on Canada, so I subscribed for the on-line edition.
The Star is going to find it a bit of a challenge. Forced to choose between the Star and the Globe, it's a bit of a no-brainer for me, a shame, as TorStar has finally 'gotten it' and running excellent articles on Toronto's ridiculously bad road infrastructure for cycling. But there is that 'workaround', and it's remarkably easy even if it takes a little extra stick-handling to do it.
If the Star stays with its latest 'latest', they'd better up their game and can the 'how to be hip and cool', cooking, and gossip mag confidential detritus.
Their marketing makeovers have been disasters in the past. They buried a lot of their finest journos for the sake of appealing to the iMeMyself tablet immediate gratification entertainment news crowd.
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TransitBart
Senior Member
And what is the answer? Count me in the crowd who fears for paid fact checkers and balanced reporting.Bummer. I just cancelled my Globe subscription. The woman on the phone asked me how I will get my news without the Globe
Many of the same articles can be found elsewhere on the internet. I still have a Star subscription so can read their articles. I can check CBC. I can come here. I can buy a paper should I feel the need. There are many options besides a Globe subscription
Admiral Beez
Superstar
The Star does not offer balanced reporting.
This piece, posted in their News, not Opinion section pushed me over the edge with its terribly oneside POV, sarcastic digs and obvious slant:
Entitled, or unemployable: which is the real Lindsay Shepherd?
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...oyable-which-is-the-real-linday-shepherd.html
The Star can’t seem to do is to investigate and then convey facts without opinion or slant. I can get that for free from HuffPost and Vox.
I subscribe to The Atlantic, as I like the fair and in-depth coverage, and how I can download the magazine for reading in airplane mode.
Back on topic, I’m considering a Globe subscription, since I always enjoyed their coverage over the Star.
TransitBart
Senior Member
Ah, I did the opposite. Dropped The Star and kept the Globe.
TransitBart
Senior Member
The Economist.
I had a print subscription which gave me access to digital. We travel a lot, and unlike the Star, you still have to pay for your paper even when it isn’t being delivered. When they raised the price this week, we decided to leave. If we end up missing it, we will get a digital only subscription. I read news from many sources though, and the Globe was never my go-to (nor is the Star).
TransitBart
Senior Member
I didn’t know about the details of the print subscription. I would not want to pay either if I were away. Mine is digital. The paper used to pile up and get recycled. I read digital more because I can. But I read it with less discipline because it is easier to flip around and get distracted.
steveintoronto
Superstar
Looking closely at the Star's terms, *at this point in time* they are not charging to 'register':
I'm leery of doing that, albeit I might yet. (I just wrote a work-around but decided to erase it, I don't want them closing hidden gaps)
TransitBart
Senior Member
They have clearly said they will. And I don’t blame them. Journalism was not free until the past 20 years and that has brought quality issues. Personally, I attribute the Trump phenomenon to the quality of information provided.
Anyway, Torstar is bleeding red ink and laid off yet more staff last week.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/bus...cutting-11-full-time-staff-10-part-time-copy/