Access News Articles for Free: A Guide to Unlocking Paywalls

Are you trying to read a news article that requires a subscription? Even if you do support great journalism, it can be pricey to subscribe to every publication you want to read. If you're not ready to commit to a subscription, there are several ways to access any news article for free—even if it's behind a paywall. This wikiHow article will teach you 12 easy tricks for reading any news articles online without a subscription.

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[ed. Well, it looks like The New York Times has added another brick in their (pay)Wall, which seems pretty effective at preventing unsubscribed access. I've been using two Chrome extensions Cookie Remover and Quick Javascript Switcher for a while now but find they're now no longer functional at the NYT website. The only thing that has worked so far is the advice given above (pasting headlines into Google). Don't know how long that'll last.]