That's not true, you wouldn't expect them to deliver a past newspaper to your house for free. You might expect to be able to access them from libraries, but your argument gets hazy then as libraries also have today's paper for free too. And they're NOT free, they're paid for by your taxes and your time in having to go to the library.
I also think that the only reason papers are charging for archive access and feature content online is because it's a desperate bid to monetize as they're forced to give away news for free, so I'm not sure you can really say he's created a straw man to attack at all.
I also think that the only reason papers are charging for archive access and feature content online is because it's a desperate bid to monetize as they're forced to give away news for free, so I'm not sure you can really say he's created a straw man to attack at all.