Got the email overnight that they are increasing the subscription rate. The only reason I subscribed was to read Carp's Rangers articles. Since he "retired" November 1 I was going to cancel when my subscription ran out anyway. Then the email. So, I logged in to cancel my subscription and, if you do, you will eventually get an offer to get a one-year subscription for $21 and change.
So, if you want to save yourself some money log in and cancel while that offer is still on the table.
And yes, Carp was great and sadly for us retired, but I'm liking the new woman who has taken over for him. So far I think she shows potential.
I'm not usually a conspiracy theorist, but I'm pretty suspicious of Carp's retirement. Unless he has some heath issues or something I thought the timing was odd. I also thought his explanation that covering the team isn't what it used to be was sort of that's the best excuse he could come up with. Maybe I'm wrong, but it doesn't really matter.
Agree 100%. Gotta support good journalism if you want it to survive.
They've got 1.2 million subscribers, assuming roughly $75/year they lost $41 million on $90 million in revenue?
They need to massively increase their subscription base, charging more for subscriptions isn't going to close that gap.
People don't want to pay for journalism when they basically hooked people on free content. They are going to need to find an alternate revenue stream to stay relevant.