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United, Newspapers May Stand -- NY Times Article

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by YankeeFan, Mar 9, 2009.

  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Interesting article.


    More: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/business/media/09carr.html?8dpc=&pagewanted=all
     
  2. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    It sounds like an interesting article, but I didn't want to have to register to read it.
     
  3. Riddick

    Riddick Active Member

    Imagine how you'll feel in a couple of weeks when you'll have to pay for it.
     
  4. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    You're not registered on nytimes.com? Really? And you're in the newspaper business?

    Take two minutes. There's lots worth reading everyday.

    -- Or maybe you're being sarcastic/ironic. I hope so. --
     
  5. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    You don't have an account with NYTimes.com? What about using bugmenot.com to access the page?
     
  6. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I was making a point. I'm more interested than the average reader in the subject and it's already too much hassle.

    Throw in subscription fees or micropayments, and you have an even bigger hassle.
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Isn't the problem that it's too easy to get the information for free, not too hard?
     
  8. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Sort of. The problem is that there's no good way to get people to pay for information individually. The only model that ever really worked on a large scale was convincing advertisers to pay for it.
     
  9. VJ

    VJ Member

    Have you considered that maybe you're just really f------ lazy?
     
  10. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Considered and accepted.
     
  11. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    NYT has become pretty aggressive about figuring out which IDs are linked to BugMeNot and deleting those IDs.
     
  12. I didn't have to register at all, and I know I'm not registered. It is too easy to get news for free.
     
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