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We make enough fun of old-media cranks making their way to exciting, new old-media opportunities. What about new-media mavens moving laterally to a new, new-media ladder? That's the direction tech reporter Farhad Manjoo is moving in, with his jump from Salon to Slate.

In an article on Salon's Machinist blog today, Farhad Manjoo gives tips for getting around the Wall Street Journal's paid-subscription barrier. WSJ.com allows some featured articles to be read for free, but puts much of its content behind what's known in the business as a "pay wall." The dirty secret Manjoo exposes: Many of the "hidden" articles can be easily accessed with a little technical know-how. What he doesn't stop to ask: Why has new Journal owner Rupert Murdoch made it so easy?