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by breakyerself4 hours ago |
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upvoteby profsummergig4 hours ago|
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Also, it seems there are a lot of paid posts on NYT.

Recently, both NYT and WP had front page articles about a book by some billionaire's daughter whose husband cheated on her. They seemed like puff-PR posts.

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upvoteby epistasis4 hours ago|
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This sort of nearly open corruption at NYT is worthy of a Trump operation, to be honest.

When Kanye West bought a full-page ad apologizing for his anti-semitisim upon release of a new album, he apparently also bought a full-on legitimate looking "news" article to go with it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/arts/music/ye-kanye-west-...

This is the same newspaper that has reporters bragging on Twitter that they shouldn't have to report on major economic news, like the broad effects of the Inflation Reduction Act, because they don't need to report on anything that would benefit Biden. Apparently Biden didn't pay off the right people at the NYTimes.

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upvoteby tptacek4 hours ago|
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You get that the economics underlying these claims about buying articles don't make much sense, right? The whole point of the NYT is that the newsfeed isn't the core business.
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upvoteby epistasis3 hours ago|
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The newsfeed doesn't need to be the core business for NYTimes to sell full-page advertisements, nor does it need to be the core business to sell stories on preferred topics.
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upvoteby tptacek3 hours ago|
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Sure. They could sell a lot of things that aren't core to their business. But why would they? Their next marginal dollar doesn't come from squeezing the news organization; in fact, the way things are trending, news is basically looking like it'll be a loss leader for them.
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upvoteby groundzeros20152 hours ago|
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It’s either a crossword or a religion.
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upvoteby tptacek4 hours ago|
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When did you last subscribe?
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upvoteby testdelacc14 hours ago|
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Not the other commenter, but I subscribed till November 2024. Am I allowed to say that they're garbage?
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upvoteby tptacek4 hours ago|
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You can say whatever you'd like! It's just a useful data point. Current subscribers, former subscribers, and non-subscribers have different takes.
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upvoteby guelo4 hours ago|
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I was a subscriber until last year. They produce outstanding journalism with the exception of their Zionist pro-war bias, which I was ok ignoring until my disgust with their genocide whitewashing became too much.
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upvoteby g8oz3 hours ago|
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Same
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upvoteby diffs1 hours ago|
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Have you considered, and hear me out here, that the bias is yours?

I mean if their reporting about everything but this one topic is good, perhaps their “Zionist pro-war bias” and “genocide whitewashing” only seem that way to you because you’ve assumed an extremist position on the issue?

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upvoteby tptacek1 hours ago|
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It's not a reason I myself would rely on to end a subscription but I'm glad for the data point and don't see the point in cross-examining. I'm thankful they took the time to answer my question.
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upvoteby diffs57 minutes ago|
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You’re right, tptacek, I probably should’ve stayed out of this.
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