[lbo-talk] Cogent commenter on NYT article

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Oct 10 08:40:29 PDT 2013


On Oct 10, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:


>> I know why the paywalls are in place. However, that does not mean
>> uncritical acceptance of the logic behind them (pardon the unintended
>> pun) - which is the neoliberal logic of selective privatization.
>
> Ah, it's neoliberal that a newspaper should charge for access to their information.

Also, more of the paper is accessible for free now than it was in the days when you could only get it in print. Most papers give you 10 or 20 articles a month for free.

I'm curious how this tax-financed media would work. Would Workers Vanguard be eligible, or just the NYT?

Doug



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