[WikiEN-l] Online Newspapers Considering Subscription Model

[David Gerard]

2009/8/7 Bod Notbod <bodnotbod at gmail.com>:

> Savvy media types have made the point that the payment system will
> have to be real slick to succeed. It will have to be a one click
> payment after registration. Sounds feasible to me. I think I'd be OK
> lobbing in 10p (16c) for certain things. Another commentator said it
> was weird of Murdoch to announce his strategic intentions ahead of
> actually doing them. They have suggested this is because he wouldn't
> want to go alone on this, so is trying to get the debate going and
> hopes that other news organisations follow.


Reuters to Murdoch and AP: "Go ahead and kill yourselves. Idiots.":

  http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/08/04/why-i-believe-in-the-link-economy/


- d.