Newspapers
Daily and Sunday newspapers, from national titles to metro dailies, and how each one gates its journalism.
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The Clare Echo Paywall: How to Read Clare Echo Articles for Free
The Clare Echo puts much of its County Clare news and GAA coverage behind a subscriber paywall. How the paywall works and how to read a full Clare Echo article.
Berkshire Eagle and Bennington Banner Paywalls: How to Read New England Newspapers Titles for Free
The Berkshire Eagle and Bennington Banner meter their sites on one shared platform. How the New England Newspapers paywall works and how to read a full story.
Christian Science Monitor Paywall: How to Read Monitor Articles for Free
The Christian Science Monitor meters its site and asks for a subscription after a few stories. How the Monitor paywall works and how to read a full article.
Telegraph-Journal Paywall: How to Read New Brunswick News for Free
The Telegraph-Journal locks most of its New Brunswick reporting behind a subscriber paywall on tj.news. How the gate works and how to read a full story.
Sunday Times (South Africa) Paywall: How to Read Sunday Times Articles for Free
South Africa's Sunday Times locks its investigations and columns behind a premium paywall on TimesLIVE. How the gate works and how to read a full story.
The Saturday Paper Paywall: How to Read Saturday Paper Articles for Free
The Saturday Paper locks its long-form reporting behind a subscriber paywall. How the Schwartz Media gate works and how to read a full Saturday Paper story.
SaltWire Paywall: How to Read the Chronicle Herald, Telegram and Other Atlantic Canada Papers for Free
SaltWire puts the Chronicle Herald, The Telegram, Cape Breton Post and other Atlantic Canadian papers behind one metered paywall. How to read a full story.
Winnipeg Free Press Paywall: How to Read Free Press Articles for Free
The Winnipeg Free Press meters its site and locks many stories for subscribers. How the paywall works and how to read a full Free Press article for free.
The Hindu Paywall: How to Read The Hindu Articles for Free
The Hindu meters its site and marks its best reporting as subscriber-only. How the paywall works, which pages open, and how to read a full Hindu article.
The Press Democrat Paywall: How to Read Santa Rosa News for Free
The Press Democrat meters its site and locks Sonoma County news after a few stories. How the Santa Rosa paper gates its reporting, and how to read a full story.
Port City Daily Paywall: How to Read Wilmington News for Free
Port City Daily locks most of its Wilmington, North Carolina reporting behind a subscription. How the paywall works and how to read a full article for free.
The Daily Sentinel Paywall: How to Read Grand Junction News for Free
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel meters its site and locks western Colorado news after a few stories. How the paywall works and how to read a full article.
Oxford Mail, Northern Echo and Other Newsquest Local Paywalls: How to Read Them for Free
The Oxford Mail, Northern Echo, Reading Chronicle, Swindon Advertiser and Southend Echo share one Newsquest paywall. How it works and how to read a full story.
Miami Herald Paywall: How to Read Herald Articles for Free
The Miami Herald meters its site and marks much of its best reporting subscriber-only. How the McClatchy paywall works and how to read a full Herald story.
The Epoch Times Paywall: How to Read Epoch Times Articles for Free
The Epoch Times puts most of its articles behind a subscription. How its paywall works, what the reader returns, and how to read a full Epoch Times story free.
Times of India Paywall: How to Read TOI+ Articles for Free
The Times of India keeps most news free but locks long reads and explainers behind TOI+. How the paywall works and how to read a full TOI+ story free.
The Advocate Paywall: How to Read Baton Rouge and Louisiana News for Free
The Advocate in Baton Rouge shares a metered paywall with NOLA.com and the Acadiana Advocate. How the Georges Media paywall works and how to read a full story.
Shaw Local Paywall: How to Read Northwest Herald, Daily Journal and Other Shaw Papers for Free
Shaw Local runs the Northwest Herald, Daily Journal, Daily Chronicle and more Illinois papers behind one metered paywall. How it works and how to read in full.
News & Star Paywall: How to Read Carlisle and Cumbria News for Free
The News & Star, Carlisle and Cumbria’s daily paper, meters its site like other Newsquest titles. How the paywall works and how to read a full article free.
Mint Paywall: How to Read Livemint Premium Articles for Free
Mint, the Indian business daily at livemint.com, marks its best markets and policy coverage as premium. How the Mint paywall works and how to read a full story.
Times-Republican Paywall: How to Read Marshalltown News for Free
The Marshalltown Times-Republican meters its site like the rest of the Ogden Newspapers group. How the paywall works and how to read a full story for free.
Mankato Free Press Paywall: How to Read Free Press Articles for Free
The Mankato Free Press meters its site like the other CNHI papers. How the paywall works, what our tests found and how to read a full Free Press story free.
KentOnline Paywall: How to Read Kent News Articles for Free
KentOnline, the Kent Messenger website, meters its local news. How the Iliffe Media paywall works and how to read a full KentOnline article without subscribing.
Irish Farmers Journal Paywall: How to Read Articles for Free
The Irish Farmers Journal locks most farming news and prices behind a subscriber paywall. How the gate works and how to read a full article for free.
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) Paywall: How to Read Gazette Articles for Free
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids meters its site and locks eastern Iowa news after a few stories. How its paywall works and how to read a full Gazette article free.
Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun and Ottawa Citizen Paywalls: How to Read Postmedia's City Papers for Free
Postmedia's city papers share one metered paywall. How it works on the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun and Ottawa Citizen, and how to read them.
Portland Press Herald Paywall: How to Read Press Herald Articles for Free
The Portland Press Herald and the other Maine Trust papers meter their sites. How the paywall works and how to read a full Press Herald story without a subscription.
InForum Paywall: How to Read The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead for Free
InForum, the website of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, meters its stories. How the Forum Communications paywall works and how to read a full article without subscribing.
Financial Post Paywall: How to Read Financial Post Articles for Free
The Financial Post meters its site and marks its best business coverage subscriber-only. How the Postmedia paywall works and how to read a full Financial Post story.
Chicago Tribune Paywall: How to Read the Tribune and The Morning Call for Free
The Chicago Tribune and its sister paper The Morning Call meter their sites. How the Tribune Publishing paywall works and how to read a full story from either paper.
The Baltimore Banner Paywall: How to Read Banner Articles for Free
The Baltimore Banner gives non-subscribers a few free stories before locking the site. How its metered paywall works and how to read a full Banner article.
Albuquerque Journal Paywall: How to Read Journal Articles for Free
The Albuquerque Journal meters its site after a few free stories a month. How the paywall works and how to read a full Journal article without a subscription.
How to Read The San Diego Union-Tribune Without a Subscription
The San Diego Union-Tribune meters its website and hides stories after a few free reads. How the paywall works and how to read any article in full for free.
More US Regional Newspapers You Can Read in Full: Post and Courier, Kansas City Star, Daily Herald and Others
The Post and Courier, Kansas City Star, Daily Herald, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and OregonLive all meter their sites. How to read their stories in full.
How to Read The Philadelphia Inquirer Without a Subscription
The Philadelphia Inquirer meters its site and hides stories after a few free reads. How the Inquirer paywall works and how to read any article in full for free.
How to Read Newsday Without a Subscription
Newsday runs one of the tightest metered paywalls of any US daily, with very few free reads. How it works and how to read any Long Island story in full.
How to Read News24 Without a Subscription
News24 is South Africa's biggest news site and locks its in-depth reporting. Here is how the paywall works and how to read a subscriber-only story in full.
How to Read the New York Daily News Without a Subscription
The New York Daily News meters its website and hides stories after a few free reads. How the Daily News paywall works and how to read any article in full.
How to Read The Mercury News, Denver Post and Pioneer Press Without a Subscription
The Mercury News, Denver Post and St. Paul Pioneer Press share one metered MediaNews paywall. How it works and how to read their stories in full for free.
How to Read The Observer (UK) Without a Subscription
The Observer now lives at observer.co.uk with its own paywall and subscriber-only pieces. How the new site gates its journalism and how to read any article in full.
How to Read The National (Scotland) and Other Newsquest Papers for Free
The National, Scotland’s pro-independence daily, meters its site like every Newsquest paper. How the paywall works and how to read it and its sister titles in full.
How to Read The Irish News Without a Subscription
The Irish News, Belfast’s biggest-selling daily, locks most stories after a few free reads. How the paywall works and how to read any Irish News article in full.
How to Read The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Without a Subscription
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution meters its website and hides stories after a few free reads. How the AJC paywall works and how to read any article in full.
How to Read NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune Without a Subscription
NOLA.com, home of The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate, meters its website. How the paywall works and how to read any Louisiana story in full.
How to Read The Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald Without a Subscription
The Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald are metered and, unlike the News Corp and Nine papers, load in full through a reader. Here is how their paywalls work.
How to Read The Times (UK) Articles Without Subscribing
The Times and The Sunday Times sit behind one of the strictest paywalls in British news. Here is why the article text is still reachable and how to read it in full.
How to Get Around the Boston Globe Paywall
The Boston Globe has one of the strictest paywalls of any US regional paper. Here is how it works, what still gets through, and how to read a Globe story in full.
How to Read Los Angeles Times Articles for Free
The Los Angeles Times meters its website and pushes for subscriptions after a few reads. Here is how the LA Times paywall works and how to read any story in full.
Independent Premium: How to Read Locked Independent Articles for Free
Most of The Independent is free, but its best comment and analysis sits behind Independent Premium. Here is how the lock works and how to read a Premium article in full.
How to Read The i Paper Without Subscribing
The i Paper meters its website and asks for a subscription after a few articles. Here is how the i paywall works and how to read its news and analysis in full for free.
How to Read The Irish Times Without a Subscription
The Irish Times has run a metered paywall since 2015 and locks most of its journalism after a few reads. Here is how it works and how to read any Irish Times article in full.
How to Read The Globe and Mail Without a Subscription
The Globe and Mail has metered its website since 2012 and locks most stories after a few reads. Here is how the Globe paywall works and how to read the full article for free.
National Post Paywall: How to Read Any Article for Free
The National Post and its Postmedia sister papers meter their websites. Here is how the Postmedia paywall works and how to read a National Post story in full without a subscription.
How to Read The Seattle Times and Star Tribune Without a Subscription
The Seattle Times and the Minnesota Star Tribune are two of the strongest regional papers in the US, and both are metered. Here is how to read their stories in full for free.
How to Read The Herald (Scotland) Without a Subscription
The Herald in Glasgow meters its website and locks its columnists and long reads. Here is how the Herald paywall works and how to read any story in full for free.
How to Read the Daily Mail Without Ads, Pop-ups or Autoplay Video
The Daily Mail has no paywall, but its pages are among the heaviest on the web. Here is how to read any Mail Online story as clean text with no ads, video or sidebar.
New York Times Paywall: Why Bypass Tools Fail and How to Read It Free Legitimately
No reader tool opens The New York Times in 2026. Here is why, what the NYT paywall actually does, and the genuine free routes: library passes, gift articles and free sections.
Wall Street Journal Paywall: Why It Cannot Be Bypassed and How to Read WSJ Free
The Wall Street Journal runs a true hard paywall that no reader tool opens. Here is what WSJ actually sends non-subscribers, and the real free routes: libraries, gift links and syndication.
Financial Times Paywall: Why No Tool Opens the FT and How to Read It Free
The Financial Times runs one of the strictest paywalls in journalism and no reader tool opens it. Here is what the FT sends non-subscribers and the real free routes: libraries, gift links and schools.
Washington Post Paywall: Why Readers Only Get a Teaser and How to Read It Free
The Washington Post sends non-subscribers only the first paragraphs of a story, so reader tools show a fragment. Here is why, and the real free routes: libraries, gift articles and eligible free accounts.
Telegraph Paywall: Why Reader Tools Are Blocked and How to Read It Free
The Telegraph blocks automated access to its site, so no reader tool can fetch its articles. Here is how the Telegraph paywall works, why tools fail, and the legitimate free routes.