When Marie wrote her semi-rant on news organizations, she was totally correct about the media not being user-friendly (which is the simplest way to put it).
One of her points pertained to the forced registration that many news sites push at you before you get to read a story. This is invariably immediately following a click on teaser headline.
Today the Bivings Report discussed a similar topic and got a lot more in-depth than we did. While it was a good message, the best consumer tip came from the comment section. A reader suggested using a site named Bug Me Not to elude forced registration. I tried it a few times and it works like a charm. Just enter the site you want to read and Bug Me Not gives you a login/password that already works on the site.
The NY Times, Chicago Tribune, and LA Times are among the sites they claim are accessed the most often.
You can read the Bivings article here and here is Bug Me Not.
Bypassing Forced Registration at News Sites
