I read yesterday that Apple's new all-you-can-eat magazine offering will include subscriptions to some newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal.

If you read more even a couple of newspapers and magazines regularly, the subscription to the Apple product may be far cheaper than individual subscriptions.

(I know you've said you don't subscribe to the WSJ, this would be a way to read it.)

Interesting. I’ll check it out. Maybe it’ll make sense just based on our magazine subscriptions alone. (NYer, Economist, Atlantic).

I know the New Yorker and the Atlantic were a couple of the names mentioned in articles, in addition to the WSJ and the LA Times.

Oh, and they allow several family members all to have access.

So, I’m testing Apple News. Sadly, it doesn’t give you access to the WSJ. Just the headlines and a few of the stories.

It’s a convenient aggregation format, but it may not be worth the price, if you still need the underlying subscriptions.

Seems interesting. Has anyone seen a list of the magazines and newspapers it contains?

You are allowed a 30-day free trial, which gives you a chance to explore the full list.

I can’t copy and paste, but, if you have specific asks, I’ll check.

And it looks like some things, like the WSJ, require underlying subscriptions. (And it’s not just newspapers, People Magazine, too.). So click through the magazine title to specific articles to check.

Can you check NYer, Economist, and Atlantic? Clicking through to verify no additional subscription is needed?

OK. I'm doing the following ... checking three random articles on click-through, then looking at the front page to see if any of the articles are marked "subscription".

New Yorker -- all good, specifically shows the most recent print editions

The Atlantic -- all good, specifically shows the most recent print editions

The Economist -- nope. There is a banner at the top talking about subscriptions, and 95% of the articles are marked "subscription". If you click through, those articles say that a subscription is needed.

Thanks, I appreciate it.