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Murdoch: Papers Need to Charge for Web Access

Journal subscription plan 'not a gold mine, but it's not bad'

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(Newser) – The New York Times ought to be charging people to read its content, and so should every other newspaper that wants to survive, Rupert Murdoch said today. “People reading news for free on the Web, that’s got to change,” the News Corp chief said at a Washington conference, Reuters reports. Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal is one of the few papers that charges for its web content.

Murdoch said the Journal's set-up is “not a gold mine, but it’s not bad.” The paper was charging for access before Murdoch bought it, and he briefly considered making it free but decided not to. The Times, by contrast, abandoned its “TimesSelect” subscription service when it determined that ads generated more revenue.

Wall Street Journal access can be yours for just $1.99 a week.
Wall Street Journal access can be yours for just $1.99 a week.
In this Nov. 2, 2008 file photo, Rupert Murdoch Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, delivers the 2008 Boyer lecture series, A Golden Age of Freedom in Sydney, Australia.
In this Nov. 2, 2008 file photo, Rupert Murdoch Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, delivers the 2008 Boyer lecture series, A Golden Age of Freedom in Sydney, Australia.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
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drlarrymitchell
Apr 3, 09 1:04 PM CDT
Information is free, you old prick! If people can't get it from you, they'll go somewhere else. Reply
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Robert_Dada
Apr 3, 09 1:21 PM CDT
The information is free, but the distribution channels are not. If ad revenue can cover the cost with reasonable profit remaining, then we will be able to enjoy the content at no additional cost. If not, then we will bear some burden of the cost. Market forces will decide. Keep your fingers crossed.
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AnnieChrist
Apr 3, 09 1:58 PM CDT
Charge whatever you will, rupert, I personally do not go to any webb sites, read any papers, watch or listen to any broadcasts that are remotely tied to you. If I feel an overwhelming need to be lied to, misled or fed a constant stream of dumbassery, I simply go to republicans.gov. Reply
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Robert_Dada
Apr 3, 09 2:03 PM CDT
Amen. That's the best way to fight back - with who you choose to do business with.
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Observer
Apr 3, 09 6:41 PM CDT
TFF Annie!
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