ABC, undaunted by our general unwillingness to pay for stuff, will be establishing a paywall by June. This isn’t the first time they’ve had such plans, reports paidContent:
Back in 2003, it created a premium programme tied to the 2004 presidential election. Also at that time, ABCNews, along with CNN, put Read More
The Pew Research Center has released its State of the News Media report, an industry-wide analysis addressing the big questions raised by economic recession and technological change. One finding: there is still no good way to get dollars for online news:
Survey data may suggest a further devaluing of most online ads. While Read More
Google gets cast as a threat to newspapers’ business model, but apparently hard news isn’t any more of a moneymaker for the search engine than it is for traditional print media outlets. The Business Insider points out searching for phrases like “Afghanistan war” often yields a results page totally free of ads:
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