I am not sure this is the appropriate thread but I marginally felt worth to mention that I finally took the plunge to subscribe to wsj.com. It had gotten to the point of being disgusted with cnn.com (which had been my regular 'news' source for a long time).
I did some digging and found this graph
I wanted a relatively objective, unbiased news site since I had given up on cnn (and no way I would even touch foxnews or even the networks). There are some good options but WSJ really stood out as being more trusted by both ends of the political spectrum. That's cool. Looking at the articles, I like what I saw.
I guess my point is that if it takes paying to get quality on the web, I will start doing so.