# Resubscribing to the Washington Post **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 11, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946 "2025-09-11T14:29:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/41 "2025-09-14T20:14:17Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I dont like WAPO due to its paywall It’s not a real paywall; for whatever reason they’ve chosen to make it readable without a subscription for everyone capable of rubbing together enough brain cells to manage a google search to find out how. Which I take advantage of when I’m using a device that doesn’t happen to be logged in. We may not lmgtfy, per prior instructions. I see the OP is most interested in science and medicine and I’ve found wapo similarly mediocre to other publications, with a lot of less-than-timely press release regurge. But I still read those articles and don’t recall having any issues re: accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/42 "2025-09-14T20:46:16Z")
You know, it costs something to run an actual newspaper. I didn’t object to paywalls. I’ve found that WaPo is usually accurate, is usually not actively misleading (yes, I’m looking at you, NYT) and often gives a link to the actual study. At least, that’s what i found a few years ago. But those qualities made it a top tier general news source for science. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/43 "2025-09-15T01:12:18Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > You know, it costs something to run an actual newspaper. I didn’t object to paywalls. I do if I get a Google newsfeed that constantly directs me to paywalled groups. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/44 "2025-09-15T12:19:52Z")
WaPo just fired their last Black woman opinion columnist: > **[Karen Attiah (@karenattiah.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/karenattiah.bsky.social/post/3lyuo2opb4s2j)** > > Some personal news: > > I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. > > Thread incoming. > > https://substack.com/@karenattiah/note/p-173531760?utm\_source=notes-share-action&r=2bz6j ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/45 "2025-09-16T05:15:36Z")
More information on the above, including the actual termination letter, which is appalling. > **[@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) (@newsjennifer.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/newsjennifer.bsky.social/post/3lyw7eaaxi22x)** > > WHAT THE HELL > > \[contains quote post or other embedded content\] This is not just about nixing specific stories. This is about nixing entire categories of journalism. The WaPo is fully corrupted. It does not deserve your money. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/46 "2025-09-16T09:15:30Z")
Exactly. Even if they do some things well, IMHO it’s morally wrong to give money to such a corrupt organization. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/47 "2025-09-16T10:09:38Z")
The Washington Post is my hometown newspaper. I grew up with it, starting in 1971, the Watergate days. I saw it go from a regional fairly-important paper to something approaching the national newspaper of record. Bezos squandered the decades’ worth of goodwill the paper had earned. I occasionally see a link on FB I’d like to read but there’s a paywall. Today, the paper filling the Post’s need is probably the Wall Street Journal. Wish they had a comics page! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/48 "2025-09-16T11:28:48Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Exactly. Even if they do some things well, IMHO it’s morally wrong to give money to such a corrupt organization. I realize that this probably applies to many mundane things these days, like shopping at Amazon, which I’ll admit I sometimes still do. YMMV and I won’t judge such small things that may or may not fit into the lives of others. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/49 "2025-09-16T23:52:47Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Today, the paper filling the Post’s need is probably the Wall Street Journal. Wish they had a comics page! The Boston Globe is subscription to read, but it is still a solid newspaper, handling national and international news well as well as regional. And it has comics! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/50 "2025-09-22T00:12:17Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Today, the paper filling the Post’s need is probably the Wall Street Journal. Wish they had a comics page! I’ve switched to a subscription to The Guardian and annual contributions to our local NPR station. Not being owned by a billionaire is now a prerequisite for my supporting a news site. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946/51 "2025-09-22T00:33:22Z")
I also subscribe to the guardian, and two NPR stations. WaPo still has valuable health and science reporting they don’t cover. Especially at the intersection of science and politics. Like **EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resubscribing-to-the-washington-post/1022946.md?page=2)