07.13.2009 10:49 pm

Newspaper offers subscribers free online access, charges others

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Freedom Communications, which owns more than 100 daily and weekly newspapers across the country — including the Alton Telegraph, has selected the Valley Morning Star in Harlingen, Texas as the first in the chain to charge non-subscribers for online access.

Freedom…

Tags: Alton Telegraph, Freedom Communications, Harlingen, newspaper industry, online access, online fees, Publisher Tyler Patton, Texas, Valley Morning Star

07.10.2009 10:51 am

New York Times is considering $5-a-month fee for online content

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bloomberg’s Greg Bensinger reports:

New York Times Co. said in a survey of print subscribers that it’s considering a $5 monthly fee for access to its namesake newspaper’s Web site.

Times Co. also asked whether subscribers would be willing to pay a…

Tags: Bloomberg, Greg Bensinger, Ken Doctor, New York Times, New York Times Co., newspaper web sites, online access, online fees, Outsell Inc., web content

Newspaper offers subscribers free online access, charges others

New York Times is considering $5-a-month fee for online content

Blogroll