todd m. sweet

At the moment general news is broadly regarded as having no value. But that perception derives in part from the fact that news is given away. The very act of charging might help persuade people that they are getting something valuable if—and, given the state of editorial budgets, this is a very big if—news outfits can simultaneously work out how to supply punters with more news, better news, or better-targeted news.

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The year of the paywall | The Economist

Content is king. Great article.