News Corp to charge for online news?
08.08.2009 | Category: IT | Permalink | Comments: 0
Well is seems Rupert Murdoch is going to want us to pay to read online news, in the latest headline coming from news.com.au.
I had a smirk on my face when I read a quote from the article that Mr Murdoch said.
Quality journalism is not cheap, and an industry that gives away its content is simply cannibalising its ability to produce good reporting.
I would like to think that news.com.au does have quality journalism. Also don’t they get enough money from the ads plastered all over the site? I would like to think if they are going to charge for “quality journalism”, will they remove ALL the ads, one would hope so.
There is a nice thread going on Whirlpool about the whole scenario, quite a funny read.
What are your thoughts on this situation, will you be seeking your news elsewhere?
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