The Wall Street Journal is reporting that The New York Times will begin charging for access to articles on its website in January. The Journal cites remarks that NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller made at a dinner for the Foreign Press Association last night.
The WSJ report notes the Times unveiled a plan early this year to begin charging for access to the Web version of its flagship newspaper. "Keller's comments helped pinpoint the timing of the plan,'' the Journal says.
Friday, May 14, 2010
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You wonder if it is going to work> When WSJ began to charge for it iphone app, people left in droves.The WP has a paid app, and if you read ITune's comments by user, it is not as good as the free version? As I told a publishing executive, you go to the beach, with your 3 to 5 hundreds dollar, Kindle, Ipad, or whatever, just so you can read a 2 dollar newspapers,or save money on a paper copy of a book. How long do you thinks, your going to have that reader's toy, as you leave it by itself as you go in the water! Steal city!
ReplyDeleteThe more local and/or unique a paper's content is, the better chance publishers will have in being able to charge for online access to it. The New York Times appears far from both as so much of what they produce is either widely disseminated in, or covered by other newspapers, including online for free.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep paying for online access to the WSJ - something I've done since they started, but I won't be adding the NYT to the list anytime soon.