As others have mentioned, getting to the footer links with infinite scrolling is less than ideal.

More generally, I disagree with "Email provides an excellent channel to re-align those incentives. If we can convince you to subscribe to one of our newsletters, we have the chance to deliver something great to you on a regular basis." Email has never been a good way to consume news. I assume that providing RSS feeds would break your business model, but it would result in a much more consumer-friendly product.