# What national news sites are still free?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 24, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153 "2024-10-24T16:53:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/1 "2024-10-24T16:53:05Z")
Fox News asks for a subscription to many of the stories. Now CNN is requiring one for all stories.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/2 "2024-10-24T16:53:56Z")
NBC, ABC and CBS News.
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### Author:  [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/3 "2024-10-24T16:56:04Z")
NPR, Associated Press, Axios, The Hill. I just got an email from Reuters that they are moving to a digital subscription model now, with a limit on articles you can read for free each month.
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### Author:  [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/4 "2024-10-24T16:57:09Z")
> [@mixdenny](#):
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> Now CNN is requiring one for all stories.
Sort of accurate. Like other sites, you can visit occasionally without subscribing. I just read two articles without even a warning.
> Users get a limited number of articles for free, but subscribers get unlimited articles and bonus content. By subscribing, you also help support the trusted journalism you rely on daily.
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### Author:  [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/5 "2024-10-24T18:26:59Z")
~~REMOVED links and words.~~
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### Author:  [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/6 "2024-10-24T18:37:38Z")
I got notified this week in the Axios app that they are terminating the app in November and going to electronic newsletter only.
A shame, as I really like their app, layout, and journalism; a newsletter won’t work well for me.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/7 "2024-10-24T18:53:49Z")
It says “This extension is not available on the Google Chrome Web Store.” It makes me wonder if it is totally legit.
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### Author:  [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/8 "2024-10-24T19:02:39Z")
I mentioned this in the Discussion for the Polls only thread, but I’ll mention it here as well.
~~REMOVED links and words.~~
And for that matter, those of us who prefer text-based news in the first place are very possibly a small enough minority for it to not be an issue.
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### Author:  [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/9 "2024-10-24T19:03:42Z")
I was annoyed when I followed a link to a CNN story from Google News and was presented with a paywall. I tend to read and link to stories from sites without them.
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/10 "2024-10-24T19:28:39Z")
And I thought we weren’t supposed to talk about how to get around paywalls anyway…
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### Author:  [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/11 "2024-10-24T19:55:02Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> It says “This extension is not available on the Google Chrome Web Store.”
It used to be, a long time ago, but I think publishers asked for it to be taken down. I’ve used it for years, though, for what’s it worth. You can also look at the source code or ask an AI to explain it.
> [@Shoeless](#):
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> And I thought we weren’t supposed to talk about how to get around paywalls anyway
Oh, my bad. I’ll refrain from doing so in the future.
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### Author:  [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/12 "2024-10-24T20:22:59Z")
But is it really “getting around” the paywall when you’re going to an alternate site offered up by the same people who run the pay site? ~~REMOVED~~
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/13 "2024-10-24T20:24:22Z")
No, which is why that website wasn’t brought up.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/14 "2024-10-24T20:34:46Z")
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/15 "2024-10-24T20:35:46Z")
**Moderating:**
I removed the reference to bypass CNN. That was not a CNN owned site. Please do not link to ways to bypass paywalls.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/16 "2024-10-24T20:37:15Z")
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/17 "2024-10-24T20:38:14Z")
**Moderating:**
Please do not link to or post ways of bypassing paywalls.
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### Author:  [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/18 "2024-10-24T20:48:54Z")
From What\_Exit: “That was not a CNN-owned site.”
My bad. Sorry.
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### Author:  [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/19 "2024-10-25T21:15:45Z")
MSN:
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/channel/topic/News/tp-Y\_46b78bbb-31c4-4fc5-8a4a-858072348d06](https://www.msn.com/en-us/channel/topic/News/tp-Y_46b78bbb-31c4-4fc5-8a4a-858072348d06)
They are a news aggregator site like Google News and include lots of stories from Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, etc–they pay the sites for reprint permission.
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### Author:  [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-national-news-sites-are-still-free/1009153/20 "2024-10-25T21:30:27Z")
The Guardian is free, although they will bug you to contribute. And remember it’s [theguardian.com](http://theguardian.com).
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