Thanks. Guardian might not be a bad alternative to try BTW, Sh.itjust.works isn't US based.

I imagine you wouldn't be saying this if it was your work being used.

If you went through the painstaking effort or writing a book or something, I imagine you'd be pretty unhappy if nobody wanted to reimburse you, and you were called a cunt for wanting to be paid for your labour.

Decent News Service?
The BBC is at best problematic.

I am guessing you’ve never watched (say) Fox News in the US?

I’m not saying the BBC is good per se. I’m saying it’s slightly more objective than the rest.

There is news that’s way more well done than BBC, like the intercept, byline times, propublica etc

Time to unfollow them, I guess.

Although, you could also argue that those taxes pay for informing and influencing citizens of foreign nations.

America’s media ecosystem is dominated by Fox, Sinclair, and other state party media players. There is a strategic benefit to having a media outlet that doesn’t run through the state media filter.

Any recommendations for a good replacement? I check BBC world on the daily but will be stopping as soon as this kicks in.

And just at a time when the US really needs a decent news service…

I am sure this was discussed at the Starmer - Trump talks as a way to further isolate Americans from the truth.

I guess it’s just Al-Jazeera now…

I know there’s rights issues and all but if they made a real BBC streaming service with their back catalog and every David Attenborough special in 4K, it’d be one thing but Americans are inundated with news and streaming services. I pay for my local newspaper’s digital site — mostly because if I don’t, who will? But even The NY Times has to have recipes and word games to keep people subscribed. Why would anyone pay more than a dollar a month or something for BBC News?

The U.S. seems like an odd place to trial this. It’s the most competitive media market in the world and we’re all already sick of being asked to pay for 40 different services. In conclusion:‍️

This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a "cultural victory" in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.

As a Canadian, I'd be upset if we got paywalled. The BBC is where I go to for trusted news on international concerns.

Understandable, but I'd still be upset.

This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a "cultural victory" in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.

Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.

Time to unfollow them, I guess.

I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...

I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...

Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.

A bizarre decision.

Every paywalled news site is a news site I don't read.

I mean, nobody likes adverts, but I think even fewer people like paying.

Time to unfollow them, I guess.