- Delayed news so the speculative-by-the-hour stuff is just not there.
- Fee that removes (most) ads, about $2/week.
- While authors can't truly separate keep partisan opinions out of their writing, the "opinion" section contains most of it (I skip it).
- Turning the page and throwing out the paper when done "marks stories as read". Repeating article themes usually have important updated information.
There are additional benefits like the date and author of every article is very clear, and there's a consistent quality of writing/editing, although mistakes appear sometimes. My elementary school aged kids sometimes catch a headline that interests them and I give them the page to read, after which we talk about it.
The downsides are:
- I get news late; my wife found out Peewee Herman died like 3 before after I did.
- Going outside and physically picking up the paper isn't always convenient. Some days it comes at 6 AM, other days at 9 AM. I guess it depends on the paper person's route?
- There is a need to remember to get to a computer if there's something to remember for later, like a recipe or an event to schedule on the calendar.
I don't have experience paying for an online-version of a newspaper, but I'm sure of the above benefits carry over. If the above sounds like it fits the bill, I recommend getting some local paper subscription and cancelling if you don't like it after a few weeks.