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We found no free report of these stories, so here is the cheapest legal way into each outlet.

El Confidencial

Read the articles without the EC Exclusivo label for free; for the rest, the lowest price we could confirm is the iPhone app's offer from €4.99 a month, and students should check the website's student offer first.

  • Company subscriptions for staff (Spain)
  • Gift subscription (Spain)
  • Free articles without the EC Exclusivo label (Spain)
Every legal way to read El Confidencial

The New Yorker

In the US, borrow the latest issues free in the Libby app with your library card. Elsewhere, check your library's PressReader, or read it in Apple News+ if you already pay for it.

  • Weekly issues in Libby with a library card (United States)
  • Article text in library databases (United States)
  • Magazine issues on PressReader via your library (United States)
Every legal way to read The New Yorker

The Telegraph

With a UK library card you can read the full Telegraph edition free in PressReader, and UK students can claim a free year of digital access through Student Beans.

  • Full daily edition free via your library's PressReader (United Kingdom)
  • Non-premium articles are free on the website (United Kingdom)
  • 14-day free trial in the Telegraph app (United Kingdom)
Every legal way to read The Telegraph

Bloomberg

If you are a student or work at a university, first check whether your school offers free Bloomberg.com access. Otherwise, the student plan or Apple News+ (for Businessweek) is the cheapest legal route.

  • Bloomberg Terminal at the New York Public Library (United States)
  • Free Bloomberg.com through your university (United States)
  • Bloomberg Terminals in university libraries (United States)
Every legal way to read Bloomberg

The Atlantic

If you already pay for Apple News+, The Atlantic is included. If not, look for the latest magazine issues free in your library's Flipster or PressReader app.

  • Digital magazine issues on Flipster with a library card (United States)
  • Magazine issues on PressReader via your library (United States)
  • Free site access through your college or university (United States)
Every legal way to read The Atlantic

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Use your city or university library's SZ archive first, as Köln, Münster and Heilbronn libraries and universities such as Erfurt offer it free to members; if you only need one day's paper, the digital edition costs €3.99.

  • The SZ archive at Stadtbibliothek Köln (Germany)
  • Current issue and archive through Munzinger with a library card (Germany)
  • The SZ archive through your university library (Germany)
Every legal way to read Süddeutsche Zeitung

The Economist

Read the weekly edition free on PressReader with a library card if your library offers it. Otherwise, students and teachers should take the 75%-off annual plan.

  • Full weekly edition on PressReader with a library card (United States)
  • University group subscription (United States)
  • Gift articles from Premium subscribers (United States)
Every legal way to read The Economist

The New York Times

If your public library licenses the Times, your card gets you a free pass, usually for 24 or 72 hours, that you can renew whenever it runs out.

  • Free 72-hour pass with a public library card (United States)
  • 24-hour passes at some libraries (United States)
  • Print replica on PressReader via your library (United States)
Every legal way to read The New York Times

Der Spiegel

Check your city library's Munzinger or Onleihe access first, as it is free with a library card. If you are under 30, SPIEGEL+ U30 costs €1 for the first 4 weeks, then €4.49 a week.

  • Every Spiegel issue through Munzinger with a library card (Germany)
  • Borrow the magazine as an eMagazine in the Onleihe (Germany)
  • Gift articles from SPIEGEL+ subscribers (Germany)
Every legal way to read Der Spiegel

How this list is made. The ranking comes from aggregated, anonymous counts of paywalled links that readers asked about on 8 November 2026; a link appears only if at least 5 different readers asked about it. We never open the paywalled article: titles are rebuilt from the link itself, so their wording can differ from the headline. Free reports come from the public feeds of outlets that allow it, matched when the day closed. 2 other stories had neither a free report nor a legal route we have checked, so they are left out.

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