送交者: mangolasi 于 2005-9-26, 13:01:14:
NY Times is asking for money now...even for the most recent contents.
I used to love it so much, not only for Paul's columns but for Nicholas Kristof's and Maureen Dowd's, and even...when I am bored and need something crazy with sane appearance...David Brooks.
OK, among them, only Paul is indispendsable (and Paul's unofficial website is forbidden to post new columns...with the fate of those already posted unknown...). Kristof is also very very good. But now I have to make choices...either giving up or paying...both would cause pain. I had got used to the good style for news report in WSJ, so it's very unlikely I give up the electronic subscription. I also love Martin Wolfe, so I have to buy FT at least once/twice everyweek (OK, I have to got used to reading paper in the library, so this item can be saved). And NYT is so important in my idea-forming mechanism (OK, I confess I can not form an opinion of my own. I am not an independent thinker). The price tag is $49.95/yr. And of course, I will not give up my NYBR subscription.
Oh, how much I love The Guardian! You can even find articles SEVERAL years ago FOR FREE, which NYT could not do even at its zenith of generosity. Oh...but Gordon Brown is swearing to make Britain more American...The Guardian might be following its counterpart's case across the Altanic...Time to back up everything I can grab from The Guradian...