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Ged Carol has blogged a list of ten media that he pays for and his motivations for doing so. He’s willing to pay for unique content, ritual and aesthetic quality. I’d add community to the list – I willingly pay for content pertinent to my location.

Working in the media we have the luxury of access to a wide variety of publications ranging from the daily newspapers to the weekly gossip magazines. But here is my list of media that I pay for personally.

The Observer – we’ve always had a copy of The Observer at the weekend. It would be somehow wrong if we didn’t. That’s despite the fact that for the last ten years at least family commitments have meant we’ve rarely been able to read it before 9pm

Countryfile – because I live in the country. Hardcore countryside dwellers claim that it’s a glossy written for townies that want to live in the country. It’s probably not far from the truth

Over the Bridges – I don’t strictly pay for this because it’s free but I do stump up a contribution to its upkeep whenever asked. It’s a hyper local monthly publication run by volunteers for our corner of Northumberland

PR Week (via CIPR) – despite a wide variety of blogs and online publications focused on the public relations industry PR Week remains an essential read and the industry’s most influential mouthpiece

Northumberland Gazette – if you live in Northumberland you have to subscribe to the Gazette. It has an incredibly loyal following and will almost certainly be the last regional publication standing in the UK

The Week – wonderfully curated content from the week’s national media. Its an essential read for anyone that doesn’t get chance for a daily dose of a broadsheet and tabloid newspaper