This is one reason why some of us choose to pay for journalism.

I paid and still saw ads, "advertorials" (disgusting), and verbatim copies of press releases + PR firm handouts.

So I stopped paying.

If someone can point me to proper news sites that give me quality paid news, please do so.

You won't like my answer. I pay for the guardian. It's proper news. I would pay for the Australian but I refuse to pay Murdoch press. I would strongly consider paying for the washpo or the economist.

Why should I not like your answer? I like a lot from the Guardian, it was on my list actually.

Thanks for your suggestion.

How do you know it's "proper news"?

How does anyone know its proper news? Contextually I think it means from a newspaper which employs trained journalists and with an established editorial policy you can find on the web. Agreeing with it isn't the point btw.