New York Times "Paywall" and how it works or doesn't!

[gunug]

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The New York Times will not retreat from the "online conversation" when it goes behind a paywall next year, the New York Times Company president and CEO has said.

Speaking to the World Editors Forum in Hamburg, Janet Robinson said the site will remain part of the "open web ecosystem" and will have millions of users referred to it by third-party sites by employing a "first click free" strategy, such as that offered by Google, where readers can view one page on the site for free before being prompted to register or subscribe.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/540891.php

I know that you have to maintain something different to recoup the costs of "publishing" but I suppose that if they ask a appropriate amount for an online subscription that would help a lot!

[kimmer]

Hmmm .... I refuse to pay for online news sites. They flood their pages with ads (and I let those load), but pay? No thanks. I'll have to check with my library and see if their online subscription will disappear. If it doesn't I can read the NYTimes through there.

BTW, our local rag sheet newspaper went "pay for" on the net and it hasn't done well at all.

[Xairbusdriver]

I don't mind paying for real content. But that is hard to find. And If I pay, I don't need to see any ads. Period.