Monday, March 29, 2010

British Times to Begin Charging for On-line Newspaper

According to an article on CNET from March 27, the News International, the British division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., announced on Friday that two of its newspapers, The Times and The Sunday Times of London, are set to begin charging readers using its sites in June.

This move is another in the growing trend of newspapers charging for on-line content, and may soon become the norm rather than the exception. Although the current economic model of newspapers has long needed an over-haul, just how readership will be effected is yet to to be seen.

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