This is why your newspaper is dying
This is a red herring.  The New York Times is "dying" too, but (other than not linking outside the site, which is of debatable consequence to site revenue), it doesn't do any of these things.This is mainly a list of one person's pet peeves, asserted to be the reason that newspapers are hurting.  I have another theory:  the advertising market for newsprint is being decimated.  The pop-unders and massive ads are probably the only thing keeping your local newspaper alive.