We had a subscription about 12 years ago. I took about two minutes to read our crappy paper. We stopped getting it when we had an ample pile of tinder for the fireplace.
Probably a couple of months ago. I rarely read newspapers in "dead tree" format now; the Guardian and the Independent have all their news and commentary online for free (although I am not averse to making a donation for an online resource I use a lot.) The disadvantage of this approach is that the news i read is likely to have a liberal-left bias so there is an argument that I should buy and read the Telegraph more often so as to get a balanced picture.
There are always copies of our local newspaper lying around in our office at work so I don't need to shell out for that either. But I occasionally buy and read The New European - as a Leave voter in the referendum it gives an insight into what the "other side" is thinking.
I used to read newspapers as a treat. I only ever had time when I went away on holiday, (vacation to you guys) - it was the only time I ever got enough time to read.. I would often buy a local paper from wherever I was visiting and I'd read it cover to cover to try to get a flavour of the locality.. It often took me several days to read..Such a treat.
Following one holiday where I had a trial subscription of the Times, I decided to keep it, I don't always get time to read every day but when I do it feels like a treat :)
Kinda, it's just called the Times here but I recognise that there is a New York Times as well. Completely different papers and the Times is known for it's fairness in reporting.