The idea of publications charging for Web site access is an idea being discussed with increasing frequency. Debate has been spurred as to whether charging for this type of media would be a plausible, profitable model, or would instead defer readers to other news sources. The New York Times announced this morning that they plan to charge visitors for frequent access to their Web site, becoming one of the first to foray into this pay-for-Web option.
Starting in early 2011, visitors to NYTimes.com will get a certain number of articles free each month before being asked to pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the newspaper’s print edition will receive full access to the site.
For more information, please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/business/media/21times.html?hp&emc=na.
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