Rachelle Matherne
After erecting a pay wall to its site in October, Newsday has amassed only 35 paid subscribers. Fewer than three dozen people have signed up to pay $5 a week or $260 a year for unlimited access to the site. John Koblin at The New York Observer writes: Of course, there...
Rachelle Matherne
The New York Times has made some clarifications regarding the announcement last week that it would institute a pay wall on its website in 2011. The paper had two of its top executives responding to questions from readers. Some of the questions were as simple and blunt...
Rachelle Matherne
The New York Times announced Wednesday that within one year it will start charging for access to its site, NYTimes.com. Print subscribers will retain free access, but other readers will need to pay a flat fee for unlimited access. The paper will use the metered model...
Rachelle Matherne
The New York Times is the largest news organization so far to use an online subscription service for its content. Smaller news outlets have been experimenting with similar metered models through a company called Journalism Online. Media veterans and entrepreneurs...
Tatyana Meshcheryakova
In his last week’s GigaOm article, Mathew Ingram argues the case for the “digital first” approach for traditional media outlets in order to weather the disruption brought on by the technology and the ongoing restructuring that has resulted in...
