I read the Ontario edition of the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star and the New York Times, all with digital subscriptions, and occasionally drop in on the Grauniad. In French, I like Le Monde, a habit left over from the Guardian’s old international edition that included Le Monde diplomatique, and a Quebec magazine called L’Actualité.

My husband preferred hard-copy newspapers that he could fold up and stuff into his briefcase on his way to court, but I went to the on-line editions to save money, clutter and space in the recycle box.

Joe’s original point about Wikipedia’s “nag notice” is a good one. I use Wikipedia plenty, and I give them substantial hunks of money at least once a year, but the nag notice has the same effect on me that the PBS pledge drive used to. I want it to bloody well go away! I don’t mind paying for what I use, but I resent the fact that the wolf doesn’t stop chasing my sleigh no matter how much of my cash I throw at it.