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[–] crocswithsocks@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

I dropped NYT a while back and switched to APNews. Ive been pretty happy with them. I see that they are dropping readership too. Any reason why?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 hours ago

New York Crimes number one!

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

I'll say it again. Stop tracking me and I'll look at your ads. I look at physical mailers, like I literally look through them, more than I look at Internet ads.

[–] Microw@piefed.zip 21 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I was confused there for a second but apparently the BBC has introduced a paywall only for US users. Site is still completely free to read anywhere else, which is why I didnt even realize that there is a paywall.

Which of course means that US Americans could simply VPN their way around it..

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

No paywall for me in America. I read the BBC all the time.

[–] Zonetrooper@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

This is a little surprising to me because I read it on a daily basis and haven't seen sign of the paywall yet. I don't know if Ublock Origin is simply squashing that as well, or I'm somehow lucky.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

How is msn even on this list? Their articles have been almost entirely clickbait trash since the mid 2000s.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

They repost news from other sites, much like yahoo. They’re really just a news aggregator/feed — no original reporting.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 25 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

The age of information is in the past.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I read an article that suggests classified ads used to support newspapers and hard journalism, and the Internet and sites like Craigslist took away that revenue to pay reporters.

[–] ominouslemon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

Yep that's pretty much how it went. Also print ads have lost against digital ads, which pay way less money to publishers and keep paying less each year

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

For real. People.com has "news" eh? Sure.

[–] noobface@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Those not seeking the truth will never notice when it's gone.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

I forgot about the paywall and assumed this was due to their international reputational damage, over things like their pro-Israel “reporting” of the occupations in Palestine.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I dropped BBC. Switched to DW and haven't looked back

[–] Pro@programming.dev 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why not Australia ABC news or Canada CBC News?

[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

The report doesn't clearly establish a link between paywalls and a drop in site visits (which I would have liked to see).

One of the un-paywalled sites lost traffic mostly due to changes in the Google algorithm.

Overall, it just seems like a regular update of the website traffic rankings, juiced up by a clickbait headline.

[–] slowbyrne@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 hours ago

I'm guessing the use of AI is partially contributing to this drop.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Take your money from the ISP's, not the people that use them. Fuck firewalls.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Pfft, fuck America, they deserve it while they allow a criminal to ruin the country and the world.

100% fuck America.

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It’s a sad state when The Onion is a more trustworthy source than some of those!

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world -2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

maga becomes increasingly racist and bbc instantly drops down the rankings. coincidence?

[–] Pro@programming.dev 3 points 10 hours ago

Bro, what are you talking about?