Do you subscribe to local, or a national newspaper?

[Bilan]

Well, there you have it: Do you?
In Australia, the main news papers are owned by one of three (or is it two?) companies, and within that we have:
1. The Daily Telegraph (Striking similarities to the English Daily Telegraph)
2. The Sydney Morning Herald (Often credited - in the past - as a "good" news paper, but is now tumbling down the path of the above)
3. The Age (meh)
4. The Australian (Often considered one of the 'better' newspapers in Australia, which means just slightly above absolute garbage)
5. The Financial Review (A wonderful read with the looming crisis [note: the crisis hasn't affected Australia as hard as the UK etc. just yet] with the front page story every day being diametrically opposed to the previous - i.e. "Everything is going to be fine", says Rudd; "We're all fucked!", says Swan.

Anyway, I've been considering subscribing to one of them (4.), not because it's a particularly reputable or 'balanced' newspaper, but because I find watching the news on television horrendous and tiresome, and I also can't do it at work or at my local café.

I was also considering subscribing to Green Left (Niccoló forgive me!), not because it's a particularly good paper, but because it is at least a left wing paper. But after the recent edition I recieved from them, I'm not sure if I will. The cringey photos and the mediocre politics are hard to stomach.
It's tough deciding between a paper who's politics are totally counterpoised to mine, but is more reputable, and a paper who's politics are closer, but who's style of photography, journalism and name (Green Left...why? What a pathetic name.) irritate me.

So yes, do others subscribe to national newspapers? Or are there regular (i.e. weekly or daily) socialist papers in your area?

[Pogue]

You should read Hipster Times in your little local cafe with your hipster friends.

[Bilan]

It's gone out of publication, due to being not avant-garde enough.

[Pogue]

hahahaha i love it

[Killfacer]

I don't because the Bristol Evening Post is fucking awful. Imagine a smaller daily mail and you get the idea. I mean it's vaguely interesting to keep up with the local sports news but i can do that online.

Did have a subscription to the Times but they bumped up the price so don't even get that anymore. Shame really because the extra reading material is always nice to have around.

[Jazzratt]

I get the local paper. I don't give a shit for the local news or anything but it has the job pages.

[*Viva La Revolucion*]

No, I don't really subscribe to a particular paper, but I do have a few favourites. The Guardian is usually my 1st choice because it's comparatively left-wing and the writing is usually good. Next choice is the Independent, then there's the Northern Echo which is the local paper, but I don't like it that much. Sometimes I read the New York Times online but it's hardly local!

[Communist]

I subscribe to Workers World. Someone sent me a subscription to People's Weekly World, but I barely even skim through that thing, and I think today's issue may be the last one I get.

[New Tet]

Over the years I've subscribed to many publications. For a time I was subscribed to a literary magazine called Libido. It was a collection of erotic poetry, short stories and photography. The most memorable poem there was one about cunnilingus where, in the last stanza, the poet, his head between his lover's legs, was "watching her, watching him." I gave that poem to read to classmate of mine. She wound inviting me to a concert, dinner and a private poetry reading at her apartment. We had fun.

[F9]

simple answer, no

[Il Medico]

I read (skim through) like 7 different papers. I always do this a day behind because I deliver them and pick them up the next day. I have to say all the papers I deliver are shit, especially the Daily mail and Wall Street Journal.

[Misanthrope]

My parents do and I'll find myself skimming it from time to time.

[which doctor]

I don't subscribe to any newspapers, but when there's one available I usually skim it, mostly for the local news just to see what's going on. I do check out the Chicago Tribune homepage daily to see if there's anything especially interesting happening. The reporting quality of the Chicago Tribune isn't usually that great, so I would never bother subscribing to it. The Chicago Tribune puts out a free daily called Red Eye geared towards young people, but it's absolutely garbage, mostly entertainment tidbits and dumbed down Tribune articles.

There's a free weekly called the Chicago Reader and that's the best thing you'll find in the city as far as good investigative journalism goes. It's not perfect, but it sure beats the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times.

[Sarah Palin]

I subscribe to local, county, and national papers, as well as read busloads of news magazines, and read much online news. News is boss in my life, if I had one.

[ls]

Well you get autosubscribed if you live here to the local paper so I give it a skim-read.

It's ok, it just glorifies the council as being fantastic superheroes, when in fact they are a bunch of incompetent nincompoops.

[fiddlesticks]

Theres something about spending money on newspapers that makes me not want to spend money on newspapers...but I read the St. Pete times, creative loafing, and tampa bay times pretty regularly. I read other newspapers whenever I get them.. damn Florida newspapers are so sub par.

[Il Medico]

Theres something about spending money on newspapers that makes me not want to spend money on newspapers...but I read the St. Pete times, creative loafing, and tampa bay times pretty regularly. I read other newspapers whenever I get them.. damn Florida newspapers are so sub par.
You should buy the Tampa tribune Camille! I know it is a crap paper, but support your buddy eh?