The Guardian begging for donations, really?

Sephrata said:

The Guardian is also one of the few broadsheets (if not the last) that has not gone down the paywall route.

I actually quite like reading the Guardian, despite it being a historically left-wing editorial newspaper. They have done a lot for journalism with their exposes over the last 5 or so years.

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Agreed. As someone speaking with some journalistic background I would be really sad to see The Guardian go under. But Digital ad space is precarious and even the people succeeding at it have their networths inflated (i.e. buzzfeed and Vice). Many websites here in Canada have a 10 free article threshold before slapping you with the paywall.

On topic: I have a podcast and am thinking of implementing a paid subscriber model for archived episodes? I figure I can justify this to consumers since it costs money to host the files.

In the UK most newspapers are owned by non domiciled foreign investors with deep pockets.....Murdoch,Barclays etc

Although traditionally left leaning the Guardian is now closer to centre ground as it seems the new normality has shifted to the right.

It is unfortunate that they can't seem to generate enough capital to run without donations but they manage to run one of the only voices of integrity without selling out, so if you value their content its worth rewarding.

I personally believe a lot of the wests problems could be solved by relieving ourselves of the great Satan that is Rupert Murdoch. Sorry to go a bit political in a lounge thread but seriously the planet doesnt need that cunt.