I actually donated money to The Guardian, and (reluctantly) restarted my NY Times subscription a few months ago.
While the UK has an extra level of horrible, the US has its own corporate and government Post Master scandals.
https://www.kxan.com/investigations/no-more-paper-license-pl...
Widespread criminal ring that created issue spanning all 50 states uncovered and eventually fixed primarily from one institution’s Austin, TX based reporting.
Local journalists need even more support, and they have even less support.
If there’s one legacy I and others can leave for the younger generations, it’s rebuilding a robust habit, culture, and network of paid-for journalism.
Perfect is the enemy of good and all that.
Whether they do this out of their own conviction or due to external influence is ultimately secondary. The Guardian is taking a clear side in the culture war and subjects her reporting to it. Check out their reporting on topics like race, immigration, gender relations, or the Middle East.
Since we're on the topic of newspapers, this old Yes Prime Minister quote explains the UK press quite accurately:
> Jim Hacker explains who reads the newspapers
> Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country, and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
> Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
> Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big **.
The main thing is to digest multiple reputable sources of information with different viewpoints.
Even rags like the NY Post I’ve come to respect (with a large grain of salt).
In the current climate that would also be a reflection of your ethical attitude.
Here's an example of a news organisation that does not take money from advertisements: https://bylinetimes.com/about/
It's part of the reason I switched my subscription to The Guardian over to them.
That is a very clear and welcome attitude for journalists to have. Very refreshing, and extraordinarily rare these days. It’s probably worth subscribing to their paper in the mere hope that they are capable, and can actually carry through on their promises.
I think there are alternatives that should also be encouraged. I want to spread awareness of Byline Times and Private Eye. I recently switched from a subscription of The Guardian to Byline Times.
I think local papers are also important.