I held out against TimesSelect for a year, then gave up and sent 'em $50. They've now given up the struggle.
Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site - New York Times
....Those who have paid in advance for access to TimesSelect will be reimbursed on a prorated basis...
...Many readers lamented their loss of access to the work of the 23 news and opinion columnists of The Times — as did some of the columnists themselves. Some of those writers have such ardent followings that even with access restricted, their work often appeared on the lists of the most e-mailed articles.
By which they mean Krugman. I wonder what role he played in this ending, I thought they'd hold out longer. If his contract was up he might have threatened to leave.
They don't talk about the role blogs played in excerpting and republishing the paywalled content. Too bad there are no journalists there to dig a bit deeper into the story.
Welcome back to the real world Frank and Paul ... and the others ...
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