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American newspapers and magazines, from the national titles to regional dailies.
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Colorado Politics Paywall: How to Read Colorado Politics Articles for Free
Colorado Politics meters its statehouse, court and campaign coverage. How the Clarity Media paywall works and how to read a full Colorado Politics 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.
Boston Magazine Paywall: How to Read Boston Magazine Articles for Free
Boston Magazine meters its site and locks its long features after a few free reads. How the paywall works and how to read a full Boston Magazine story.
Adweek Paywall: How to Read Adweek Articles for Free
Adweek puts its advertising and marketing coverage behind a subscription. How the Adweek paywall works and how to read a full article without subscribing.
Sports Business Journal Paywall: How to Read SBJ Articles for Free
Sports Business Journal keeps its reporting on leagues, media rights and venues behind a subscriber paywall. How the gate works and how to read a full story.
Runner's World, Men's Health and Road & Track Paywalls: How to Read Hearst Magazines for Free
Hearst locks running, fitness and motoring features behind memberships. How the Runner's World, Men's Health and Road & Track gates work and how to read them.
Education Week Paywall: How to Read EdWeek Articles for Free
Education Week gives non-subscribers a few free articles before locking the site. How the EdWeek metered paywall works and how to read a full K-12 story.
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.
Washington Examiner Paywall: How to Read Premium Articles for Free
The Washington Examiner keeps its longer premium features behind a subscription. How the gate works and how to read a full premium article without subscribing.
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.
The Land on Demand Paywall: How to Read Tony Grossi Browns Coverage for Free
The Land on Demand puts its Cleveland Browns reporting and Tony Grossi columns behind a subscription. How the paywall works and how to read a full article.
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.
Popular Mechanics Paywall: How to Read Pop Mech Pro Articles for Free
Popular Mechanics locks many of its science, space and health features behind Pop Mech Pro. How the Hearst paywall works and how to read a full article free.
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.
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.
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.
Inside Higher Ed Paywall: How to Read Inside Higher Ed Articles for Free
Inside Higher Ed meters non-subscribers after a few stories a month. How its paywall works, how it relates to Times Higher Education, and how to read a full article.
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.
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.
Rolling Stone Paywall: How to Read Articles Without a Subscription
Rolling Stone meters its long features and asks for a subscription after a few reads. Here is how the paywall works and how to read any Rolling Stone 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 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 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 NYT Cooking and America's Test Kitchen Recipes Without a Subscription
NYT Cooking and America's Test Kitchen charge for recipes. Here is how their paywalls work, why recipes load in full when NYT news does not, and how to read them.
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.
Esquire Paywall: How to Read Long Reads and Classic Articles Free
Esquire locks its long reads and classic archive pieces behind a membership. Here is how the Esquire paywall works and how to read any article, old or new, in full for free.
Defector Paywall: How to Read Defector Articles Without Subscribing
Defector, the worker-owned sports and culture site, allows a few free reads before locking up. How its paywall works and how to read any Defector piece in full.
The Daily Beast Paywall: How to Read Beast Inside Articles for Free
The Daily Beast locks its scoops behind a Beast Inside membership and meters the rest. How the paywall works and how to read any Daily Beast story 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.
Business Insider Paywall: How to Read Any Article for Free
Business Insider marks its best reporting as subscriber-only and meters the rest. Here is how the paywall works and how to read a full Insider article without paying.
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.
New York Magazine Paywall: Read Intelligencer, Vulture and The Cut for Free
New York Magazine meters Intelligencer, Vulture, The Cut, Grub Street and the Strategist under one paywall. Here is how it works and how to read the full article on any of them.
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.
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.
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.
The Atlantic Paywall: Why Reader Tools Fail and How to Read It Free
The Atlantic meters its site but blocks automated access, so no reader tool can fetch its articles. Here is how the Atlantic paywall works, why tools fail, and the legitimate free routes.