http://www.amirkurtovic.com/2009/02/top-10-reasons-why-publications-should-charge-readers-for-online-content/ Freelance Journalist, Writer and Social Media Victim Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.amirkurtovic.com/2009/02/top-10-reasons-why-publications-should-charge-readers-for-online-content/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Suzanna Clarke Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:24:41 +0000 http://www.amirkurtovic.com/?p=44#comment-165 I agree wholeheartedly with your rebuttals to the "arguments" about why content should be free. The major problem with implementing the micro payment model is the reluctance of news organisations to jump first because their market share will immediately slide - at least initially. The Wall Street Journal is providing, in many cases, specialist info to a target audience, but naturally the same can't be said for the majority of newspapers. It's going to take proprietors and boards with real guts and deep pockets to implement this. I agree wholeheartedly with your rebuttals to the “arguments” about why content should be free.
The major problem with implementing the micro payment model is the reluctance of news organisations to jump first because their market share will immediately slide – at least initially. The Wall Street Journal is providing, in many cases, specialist info to a target audience, but naturally the same can’t be said for the majority of newspapers. It’s going to take proprietors and boards with real guts and deep pockets to implement this.

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