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Do people really pay for news?

by danm07 on 7/20/17, 11:05 PM with 4 comments

Is there a revenue modal for news that appeals to users? I hear a lot of complaints, including from PG, that subscriptions are a pain to manage, yet it is the most widely used.

Would a pay-per-article work better or would it repel users?

  • by gamechangr on 7/21/17, 1:16 AM

    People are paying for news - less and less - every year.

    I think a "pay-per-article" may have worked better 10 years ago, I can't even justify paying for great newspapers anymore..

    It's a race to the bottom, where the only real money will come from advertisers.

  • by bdangubic on 7/21/17, 3:03 AM

    News? No. Journalism? Yes.

  • by SirLJ on 7/21/17, 11:53 AM

    stock market traders pay thousands for services like Bloomberg