The Future of News
PBS NewsHour New York Times to Charge for Web Content (MP3"). They had an interview including Bill Grueskin, formerly of the Wall Street Journal Online, and he had several very interesting things to say. I think that the NYT is going to make the paywall work. The trick is putting enough content out there to get readers from search engines, but not so much as to give away the store. The NYT has enough readers who value the content, very much like PBS. Locally, I doubt the Denver Post could get away with it, though they seem to be locking down the sports section. Excellent local sports coverage might be the one thing that can save local papers.
It’s obvious that the newspapers really screwed up ads. Nobody saw Craigslist coming, and when it was upon them, they should have followed suit and gone totally free for ads except for certain sections – help wanted like Craigslist, and probably real estate, who already pay big money for print exposure.
— Gordon Weakliem
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I think this is a last ditch effort by the New York Times to try and make revenue the old fashion way but the best way in my opinion is for them to make revenue from placing ads on the side of there content instead of charging for it.
— Mandy · 22 February 2010, 04:33 · #