At least you could do it over chat. WSJ requires you to call with long hold times. The only reason, of course, is to make it as difficult as possible and ensure they read you all of the "are you sure?" scripts.
I would love to subscribe to the WSJ, but I cannot justify the cost at the moment.
Here is a free workaround for many periodicals. Get a library card. Access ProQuest through the library's website and find the RSS feed for the newspapers you like. Plug it into an RSS reader and get a daily feed of all news stories.
It is not as good as a digital subscription. No images or interactive features. But it is pretty good for $0.
Similarly, most popular magazines are available with a library card through apps like Libby.