so long, albuquerque journal

I am a former subscriber to the print edition of the Albuquerque Journal. Several years ago, for various reasons, I decided to stop having the paper delivered to me. I still go out and pick up a newspaper sometimes -- maybe two or three times per month -- but most of the time I simply visit abqjournal.com instead.

But today, I see this:

Nope. Screw that.

Okay, here's what happens whenever one of these news sites starts pulling crap like this: I stop visiting their websites. The End.

I refuse to subscribe to the digital edition, and I will not disable my ad blocker.

I have stopped visiting elpasotimes.com and other sites for pretty much the same reason. I'm able to view some of the articles from the El Paso Times online, but it seems that most of the articles can be viewed only by digital subscribers.

Perhaps it's a good business decision for these businesses to try to strong-arm people into paying to read digital content, or to attempt to get folks to disable ad blockers. I don't know, and I don't care. What I do know is that the approach doesn't work with me.

So, goodbye, Albuquerque Journal, at least for now. You aren't all that. Seriously.

I'll check back later to see if they stop doing this stuff, but frankly, there are too many other sources for news and information out there. People have choices. I'll continue to buy the print edition a few times per month, but other than that, they won't get any money from me. I'll get my news from someplace else.