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problems with delivery of in-print newspaper were rectified

I get all my real news from you. Easy to find, timely,I enjoy peoples comments and like to speak up when I feel so led.

I like the diversity of articles and the opinion section of the hard copy. The Life and Tradition sometimes has what I consider fluff pieces on health that play to hope versus science.

First, I love the Epoch times and some of its contributors for articles and for TV are my favorites. I have found their contributors to be honest and fact-finding and I love them for it. However, their subscriptions practices are horrible! they trick people into subscriptions they don't want and then have a non-refundable clause in their Terms of Service. I unfortunately signed up for a $1 a week subscription and was thrilled. I figured I would not get much becasue it was so cheap, but it was a way to give back for some of the content I received. There are many good sites out there and I purposely do not get subscriptions unless super inexpensive becasue I would be paying thousands just to support them all. I do the free with advertising or the $1 a week stuff. So after a short while at $1 a week, I got a bill in pay pal for a years subscription! I contested and then blocked them on pay pal. They then began the offer of the $1 a week and stupid me--I accepted. I noticed a $99 charge on my cc card and it was them! I reach CS and they claimed to have notified me (lost in my trash box) and claimed that I requested the $99 service a year before. I remember requesting the $1 a week offer. $60 a year. Well, I'm not a credit card Nazi and apparently glossed over last years $99 charge. With a little sleuthing I found that the small print waaaay down at the bottom of the page past lots of other info was the notice that it was introductory and I had fallen prey to the trap! In another review, I noticed that CS wrote, "This model helps us maintain our independence and integrity. We're committed to transparency and clarity regarding our subscriptions." I don't see how they are transparent in their solicitations as it seems dodgy to me, designed to confuse one into reuping without getting a true picture of what you are signing up for. But I do have to amend this review--After my first review (this is my amended 2nd) they reached out to me and were very open. They offered to give me a partial refund and they spent a lot of time explaining their position--which was greatly appreciated on my part. They have some heavy competition in the media world and I do feel for their position. I just love what they offer but it's a choice and since I can't possibly support all the outlets that share my views, I have to pick a few favorites and let it go at that. Media companies are going to have to create a plan that does not include a single individual paying many hundreds of dollars to get news and commentary. I understand how important it is to get the word out about our country and politics--but it is the audience ultimately that has to be understood. It costs too much to support all the good news outlets. I appreciate the Epoch news reaching out to me and I can recommend them on their content 1000%. But subscribing to all you wonderful outlets is not possible for the average joe like me. You need a better business model.

You do a nice job. One confusing aspect was the subscription rate. I had to search a bit to find the 99.00 per year option.

Epoch Times är som att läsa en morgontidning på 90 talet. Inget som heter analys av någon viktigpetter. Bra tidning utan pekfingrar. Läs och skapa din egen åsikt dvs som en tidning ska vara. Ser man tidigare kommentarer så ska det vara svart och vitt ont och gått. Noll reflektion. Dvs DN och uppfostrande journalistisk. Äntligen en bra motpol.

ANYBODY, ANY MEDIA OUTLET, ANY BREXITEER, ANY GOOD TRUTHFUL HONEST PERSON IS CANCELLED/REBUFFED/SLANDERED/RIDICULED BY MAIN STREAM MEDIA BECAUSE AS THE FILM SAID; THEY CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH. TRUTH HURTS. PANDEMIC, GLOBAL WARMING (BY THE WAY IT'S FREEZING IN CLACTON, IN FLAMING JUNE ???), CLIMATE CHANGE, ETC IS ALL A ILLUMINATI MYTH, SCAREMONGERING, CONTROL.

There are two problems in a what is wonderful, very specia alternativel news site: 1. Good journaism should report all the different aspects of an issue to let the reader decide. Although I agree with most of what is written, you need to attract a universal audience, and give opposing views. The problem today is that you attract only readers who want to read what your articles say, clearly the tendency today. 2. It looks like Google is targeting you as misinformation. Your site is very slow to load and often, in clicking on an article, it either takes ages to download or the download just fails. This bears your immediate attention! Thanks!