Sunday, September 16, 2012

Pew State of the Media Report Item #2

I have learned yet another term: Paywall.

Per the Pew report, while most newspapers were profitable only by making cuts, many followed the NYT and instituted a pay wall.  There is a hard and a soft paywall. As newspapers move online we are likely to see more of this action.  One report states that 20% of newspapers now have online paywalls. 

Below are a few interesting paywall articles.

The "Hamster Wheel" fallacy: Why Paywalls don't mean better journalism

Why the Washington Post will never have a paywall

The Chairman and CEO of the Washington Post, Don Graham, talks about the growth and opportunities in social media

Paywalls are paying off

Newspaper Paywalls, too little too late?

USA Today Spurns Paywall

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