[zdragnar]

Not OP, but have similar behavior. Maybe I'm overthinking things, but I think you're blowing the gripe out of proportion.

Showing me a newsletter signup before I've read the content implies that I'm interested in getting more of what I expect the content will be about, not what it actually is. Asking me to sign up for more interesting sounding titles before I've even had a chance to decide if I enjoy the content within implies that you, the content author, don't actually care if I enjoyed the content. What you're most interested in is pushing more clickbait titles in my face.

Put a newsletter sign up button near the end of the content, or in a side bar next to the content- anywhere that makes it seem like I'll get more of the content I am enjoying.