Dallas Morning News website no longer free (live, versus)

[stan4]

I dropped that crappy paper the year they dubbed the illegal aliens "Person of the year."

[casimpso]

Originally Posted by aggie972

I usually only read the Dallas Observer anyway, but if the DMN's paywall is anything like the NYT or Wall Street Journal''s paywalls, here are some things you can do to get around it:

-Copy a headline that is locked behind a paywall, right click, search google for the words in the headline. See if the paywall goes away when you "discover" that article through a search engine.

-If that doesn't work because the site is also tracking the total number of articles you're reading per month and you're over your limit, then open a new incognito window in google Chrome (ctrl+shift+N) so that the pages you view won't stick around in your cookie store.

I did the incognito hack today after receiving the over-the-limit popup. As much as I despise their editorial page, they do have some excellent business blogs.

[casimpso]

Originally Posted by Tyryztoll

Liberal rag. Couldn't possibly care less.

And yes, I cared enough to express my opinion about it because big city media disgusts me to no end.

"Liberal rag"? Compared to what, Mussolini?

The Dallas Morning News has not recommended a Democrat for President in my lifetime. I can't back that up, but I beg someone to prove me wrong. I was born in 1957.

They continually try to sell subscriptions at my Kroger. One time last year, I finally decided to tell the guy that I had not agreed with their editorial page in over 30 years.

The DMN is a lot of things, but a "liberal rag" it is most decidedly not.

[mm4]

Originally Posted by casimpso

"Liberal rag"? Compared to what, Mussolini?

The Dallas Morning News has not recommended a Democrat for President in my lifetime. I can't back that up, but I beg someone to prove me wrong. I was born in 1957.

They continually try to sell subscriptions at my Kroger. One time last year, I finally decided to tell the guy that I had not agreed with their editorial page in over 30 years.

The DMN is a lot of things, but a "liberal rag" it is most decidedly not.

Mussolini edited Italy's premier mid-century socialist newspaper Avanti! ("Forward!").

Have you tried it recently? Under new editorship from the East Coast since last year, there are days now that DMN is indistinguishable from the New York Daily News. You'd think you were reading Mike Lupica. Or the Dallas Times Herald.

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by Eye of a poodle

I don't think such a media exists any more since Warshington allowed it all to be owned by a few corporations. In North Texas, the spreading consensus has the Dallas Morning News pegged as a Marxist Newspaper. If they weren't so fervent in spreading their extremist left wing agenda, perhaps they could manage to make a profit.

OK let's tap the brake a little. The DMN has clearly and without any question moved left over the last few years - especially the last three. That said labeling the paper Marxist is ridiculous.

[LeagleEagleDFW]

Got the paywall notification today. I guess I'll have to look at one of approximately 40,000 free news sites instead of the DMN now. I'm not paying for news, DMN.

[aggie972]

Originally Posted by EDS_

OK let's tap the brake a little. The DMN has clearly and without any question moved left over the last few years - especially the last three. That said labeling the paper Marxist is ridiculous.

Fully agreed. The New York Times isn't even Marxist, and it's definitely still left of the DMN. Their editorials have made it painfully clear that they think Hillary's Third Way corporate Democrat platform is far superior to the platform of the guy who calls himself a democratic socialist. And that Democratic socialist? Not a Marxist either, as a Marxist would be championing revolution and government seizure of the means of production. It cheapens the debate when every conservative calls every liberal a Marxist or every liberal calls every conservative a fascist.

[aggie972]

Originally Posted by LeagleEagleDFW

Got the paywall notification today. I guess I'll have to look at one of approximately 40,000 free news sites instead of the DMN now. I'm not paying for news, DMN.

That's what just about everyone will do. The paywall model is only going to work for the top papers like NYT, WSJ, WaPo. The internet makes papers like DMN redundant when it comes to things like running AP articles or having reporters/editorialists comment on national stories. The only area I can really see DMN being useful is reporting on the local stuff.

[loveandcoffee]

Originally Posted by aggie972

Fully agreed. The New York Times isn't even Marxist, and it's definitely still left of the DMN. Their editorials have made it painfully clear that they think Hillary's Third Way corporate Democrat platform is far superior to the platform of the guy who calls himself a democratic socialist. And that Democratic socialist? Not a Marxist either, as a Marxist would be championing revolution and government seizure of the means of production. It cheapens the debate when every conservative calls every liberal a Marxist or every liberal calls every conservative a fascist.

Exactly this. My boyfriend is very conservative and I'm very liberal, but one thing we do agree on is that this current political climate of screaming taunts at each other from our respective trenches gets nothing done and is harming us all.

[JimBaker488]

Originally Posted by gagirlatl

I'm still able to access the site. Where did you see that they are going to charge for all online content?

"Ditto" ! I was just there myself moments ago. NP on access.