But sometimes, as with the WA Post story, the originals are behind pay walls, so it can be useful to read the summaries on Raw Story. Other times I just go straight to the links that Raw Story points to.

Or switch to another browser. Allows you to start over. I use mozilla for regular browsing, and IE for wapo/nyt, this way I can clear cookies easily without worrying about losing tabs open or stored passwords.

Or privacy mode. Whatever your browser calls it. If you rightclick the link and open in that privacy mode in another tab, it should let you read.

as any other MSM.

I want it and other good MSM to stay in business, and paying for a subscription is a way of helping make sure they do.

I feel that should cover most bases.

so I donated a sum of money I thought would be equivalent. It IS a good source.

I donated a bunch of money and signed up for a regular payment.
That’s what I do with the other two - monthly CC payments.

Pull up the Rawstory piece that somebody here bashed, and maybe you'll get a discussion.

I appreciate it. Only way I can read about the story
The op isn't making that part about raw story/ du up

Not because of "copying" but because of other reasons. I'm asking him/her to be specific.

They were disparaged because they're bad at it and not trustworthy. RAW Story has occasionaly had their problems, but are mostly a news agregate. It's generally a good idea to follow their story back to the primary source if it interests you.