1.5/5
SmartCustomer rating
154 reviews
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Should I Use NBC News?
Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.
Depends
DependsFine as a free headline-and-video source for casual readers; don't pay for the subscription given bias complaints and a tightening paywall.
Free news site with broad coverage; 1.5/5 user ratings cite bias and paywalls. Fine free, skip the sub.
Confidence: Medium
$5.99/mo
Subscription price
ad-free tier, user-reported
Yes
Free tier
ad-supported articles and video
iOS + Android
Mobile apps
App Store and Google Play
Value for money
2
Paid tier grows while free articles shrink
Ease of use
3
Polished site and apps; nothing standout
Feature depth
3
Live video, apps, verticals; standard news site
Support quality
2
Zendesk help center; complaint-site volume
Security posture
3
Historic NBC.com hack; none recent
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- highPaywall expanding: longtime readers say free access disappeared⁴
- medium$5.99/mo ad-free tier is user-reported; official price figures absent from sources⁵
- mediumCancellation terms live in supplemental TOS — read before subscribing
- mediumApp criticized for pushing subscriber-only content at free users
Best for
- Casual headline checkers
- Breaking-news video watchers
- Politics and pop-culture readers
Not for
- Buyers seeking software — this is media, not a tool
- Readers wanting neutral, middle-of-road coverage
- Anyone unwilling to hit a paywall mid-read
Companies that use it
- Delta12
Pricing
Free
$0
- Breaking news articles
- Ad-supported video
NBC News subscription
$5.99/mo (user-reported)
- Ad-free NBC News shows
- Subscriber-only content
- Monthly and annual options
Security
One historical hack of NBC.com confirmed; no recent cyber incidents in sources reviewed.
- NBC.com hack confirmedNBC confirmed a hack of via an attacker's blog post; incident is historical, not recent.⁷
What users say
Review sites skew negative: users allege political bias, a tightening paywall, and declining network-news quality.
“Now NBC News online blocks nearly all articles unless you pay. Bye bye NBC.”
“NBC News is a far-left propaganda outlet this”
“Network news is finished, the local news give”
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NBC News vs POLITICOFull analysis
Based on 15+ public sources; review aggregators dominate, official pricing figures were not published in the sources reviewed.
Sources
- NBC News homepagenbcnews.comofficial
- NBC News Reviews | SmartCustomersmartcustomer.comreview
- NBC News Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Reddit r/nbc paywall threadreddit.comreview
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- AllSides media bias ratingallsides.comreview
- NBC Confirms Hack of NBC.combankinfosecurity.comsecurity
- Subscribe to NBC Newsnbcnews.comofficial
- NBC News customer service complaintsnbc-news.pissedconsumer.comreview
- NBC News app on Google Playplay.google.comofficial
- NBCU News Brands + Delta case studytogether.nbcuni.comofficial
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