Anonymous
02/19/2025 15:45
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
So what's the alternative...we print threads from DCUM and Reddit and pass it out on street corners?
Purity tests are killing the "liberal" agenda.
There are numerous alternatives to WaPo (and NYTimes because they suck even more).
NPR
AP
Democracy Now
ProPublica
PRI
Baltimore Banner
Boston Globe
How many of these aren't partially financially endangered/vulnerable?
NPR sadly has low credibility with right-leaning people. Plus it's not very online. It's still radio.
Also, it's a sad day when a capital city can't field a strong newspaper. Isn't that a cause worth your charity?
Since when does WaPo have credibility among right-leaning people? If that even was a good reason to subscribe to them? Radio is great by the way but NPR has a ton of online content.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 15:18
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
I hear you and absolutely respect the reporters. But I can't keep reading a newspaper where I know the leadership will do what it takes to protect Trump. They publish some stuff critical to him, but what will they hold back? Also I am generally just not giving money to Jeff Bezos because he's a POS (no, I don't use Amazon)
Since the Post is now losing like $100 million a year, the best way to stick it to Bezos is to make sure it stays in business and costs him money.
Bezos has a net worth of $240 billion. Losing $100 million a year is like you or me losing less than $100. He DGAF. He didn't buy WaPo for the money.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 13:06
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
I hear you and absolutely respect the reporters. But I can't keep reading a newspaper where I know the leadership will do what it takes to protect Trump. They publish some stuff critical to him, but what will they hold back? Also I am generally just not giving money to Jeff Bezos because he's a POS (no, I don't use Amazon)
Since the Post is now losing like $100 million a year, the best way to stick it to Bezos is to make sure it stays in business and costs him money.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 13:04
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
So what's the alternative...we print threads from DCUM and Reddit and pass it out on street corners?
Purity tests are killing the "liberal" agenda.
There are numerous alternatives to WaPo (and NYTimes because they suck even more).
NPR
AP
Democracy Now
ProPublica
PRI
Baltimore Banner
Boston Globe
How many of these aren't partially financially endangered/vulnerable?
NPR sadly has low credibility with right-leaning people. Plus it's not very online. It's still radio.
Also, it's a sad day when a capital city can't field a strong newspaper. Isn't that a cause worth your charity?
Anonymous
02/19/2025 12:56
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Washington Post doesn't need to exist. You can pay their journalists to work elsewhere.
Journalists need jobs, not media owners.
Journalists need jobs, not media owners.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 12:54
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
Propublica, if you want hard working investigative news with a left wing shrill spin on top.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 12:42
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
So what's the alternative...we print threads from DCUM and Reddit and pass it out on street corners?
Purity tests are killing the "liberal" agenda.
There are numerous alternatives to WaPo (and NYTimes because they suck even more).
NPR
AP
Democracy Now
ProPublica
PRI
Baltimore Banner
Boston Globe
Sure, they're alternatives (or supplements) to reading the Post and the Times. But they don't make the Post's and Times' existence superfluous if they quote from their reporting, which I believe they do.
Actually Washington Post and NY Times quote the AP. All of the above have plenty of original content. If you're suggesting we should all read all the news sources that's fair but not practical for most people. If you're saying WaPo has to be the primary source of our news or everyone should subscribe, then I disagree. I feel for the journalists that work there. Journalism is a tough industry these days. That sucks.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 12:36
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
So what's the alternative...we print threads from DCUM and Reddit and pass it out on street corners?
Purity tests are killing the "liberal" agenda.
There are numerous alternatives to WaPo (and NYTimes because they suck even more).
NPR
AP
Democracy Now
ProPublica
PRI
Baltimore Banner
Boston Globe
Sure, they're alternatives (or supplements) to reading the Post and the Times. But they don't make the Post's and Times' existence superfluous if they quote from their reporting, which I believe they do.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 11:42
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
So what's the alternative...we print threads from DCUM and Reddit and pass it out on street corners?
Purity tests are killing the "liberal" agenda.
There are numerous alternatives to WaPo (and NYTimes because they suck even more).
NPR
AP
Democracy Now
ProPublica
PRI
Baltimore Banner
Boston Globe
Anonymous
02/19/2025 11:38
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
Thank you for expressing what I wanted to say.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 10:53
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
You are free to start your own newspaper.
This is dumb.
Please go look in the mirror and laugh at yourself.
Are you suggesting that a private business should obey your whims? On what grounds?
Anonymous
02/19/2025 10:34
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
You are free to start your own newspaper.
This is dumb.
Please go look in the mirror and laugh at yourself.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 09:15
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
You are free to start your own newspaper.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 09:11
Subject: Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am troubled by this but I'm keeping my paid digital subscription.
There really isn't "free news".
If nobody on the Dem side pays for it, we're going to end up with more outlets similar to Fox News.
The Post has had a couple of good longer articles just in the last week that demonstrated to me that reporters there are still on the ball.
Woke-ism made "cancelling" cool. Now look where we are!
DOGE is canceling government employees. Nothing Woke about that.
PP. I was a fed. I don't live in DC anymore. My hometown metro papers are vulnerable to failing and all their national news is piped in from other sources.
I dislike what Bezos is doing to accommodate Trump but some part of me wonders if what he is doing is just to allow the Post some breathing room to report.
Again. How are these sources going to survive with low subscriptions? The oligarchs don't have to operate them for our amusement.
I think WaPo subscribers made their point, but abandoning the paper will cost us more in the long run.
A press run by the oligarchy is not a free press
So what's the alternative...we print threads from DCUM and Reddit and pass it out on street corners?
Purity tests are killing the "liberal" agenda.
Anonymous
02/19/2025 08:43
Subject: Re:Washington Post Accepts then Rejects Anti-Elon Musk Advertisement
This is a stunt. Common Cause loved to pull this trick in the late 90s and early 2000s (I worked there) ... get more publicity and raise more money by getting controversial ads rejected. Everything old is new again.