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# News: Can't Give It Away
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2009/09/news_cant_give_it_away/
- Published: 2009-09-10T18:12:49.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T14:37:31.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: freesheets, newspapers, Publishing

I’ve [mentioned before](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2009/04/why%5Ffree%5Fdevalues%5Fprint.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) that I think the urban freesheets like Metro and the London Paper have been pretty effectively devaluing news for a while. I’m sat drinking a coffee in Farringdon, as I arrived rather early for [BrandNew](http://brandnewlondon.wordpress.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) this evening, and the two distributors stood right in front of me are really struggling to give away their free papers. Some people cross the street to avoid them:

It a salutary reminder that it isn’t just free websites that have shaped our perception of the value of journalism.