 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Re: Let this be a lesson to them said by ISurfTooMuch:Oh Rupert, I so hope that you try this. Didn't he make the web version of the Wall Street Journal free after he bought it?
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| said by pnh102:Didn't he make the web version of the Wall Street Journal free after he bought it? I think they made it so selected articles can be viewed, but the rest is behind the paywall.
in addition, there is a workaround they know about but have not blocked yet: if you google the title of the article, you can get a link that takes you to the full article, even if it is behind the paywall.
that's OK, the WSJ is starting it's rightward shift in it's business reporting, so eventually nobody is going to want to read it for that anymore anyway. |
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Dallas, TX | said by nasadude:that's OK, the WSJ is starting it's rightward shift in it's business reporting, so eventually nobody is going to want to read it for that anymore anyway. Foot, meet gun, Rupert Murdoch.
The same may occur with the NYT. They tried putting their online content behind a paywall once, and it didn't go over well with their readers.
If they are going to charge a monthly access fee just to read a few articles, many are going to go elsewhere as they will think it isn't worth it, especially during a recession.
But they do appear to be considering allowing a few free monthly readings.
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