The Times’ Paywall and Newsletter Economics
Clay Shirky 2012-03-08
Summary:
It is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. In early July, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation placed its two London-based “quality” dailies, the Times and Sunday Times, behind a paywall, charging £1 for 24 hours access, or £2 a week (after an introductory £1 for the first month.*) At the same time, News Corp also forbad [...]