Newspapers that charge for their sites
Most of the 1,400+ daily newspapers in the United States continue to offer their content on their Web sites for free. Here's a list of the more than 35 newspapers that charge for access.
Please post any additions or updates here.
(Thanks to Columbia University Professor Sreenath Sreenivasan, Lawrence Journal-World Director of New Media Rob Curley, Southern Illinois University's Kelly Thomas, Harris and Baseview's Jack Rosenzweig and Gazette Communications' Richard Pratt for helping to compile this list.)
Newspapers in the US that charge for access
(Note: Some charge all readers and some only charge non-print subscribers)
1 Brighton-Pittsford Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/brightonpittsford.php
2 Brockport Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/brockport.php
3 Chanute Tribune of Chanute, Kansas (4,431)- http://www.dailynews.net/chanute/
4 Daily News, Newton, Iowa - www.newtondailynews.com
5 East Rochester Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/eastrochester.php
6 Gates-Chili Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/gateschili.php
7 Gazette, Schenectady, NY - (60,000) - http://www.dailygazette.com/
8 Greece Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/greece.php
9 Henrietta Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/henrietta.php
10 Hillsboro Star-Journal, Kansas - http://www.starj.com/
11 Irondequoit Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/irondequoit.php
12 Lewiston Tribune, Lewiston, Idaho (22,301) - http://www.lmtribune.com/
13 Messenger Post, Canandaigua, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/dailymessenger.php
14 News Advertiser, Creston, Iowa - www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com
15 Paducah Sun, Kentucky - http://www.paducahsun.com
16 Penfield Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/penfield.php
17 Perinton-Fairpor Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/perintonfairport.php
18 Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho (23,829) - http://www.postregister.com/
19 Standard, Aiken, S.C. - www.aikenstandard.com/
20 The Daily Hampshire Gazette - Northampton, MA (18,000) - http://www.gazettenet.com/
21 The Emporia Gazette, Kansas - http://www.emporia.com/
22 The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (63,000) - http://www.gazetteonline.com/
23 The Hays Daily News, Kansas - http://www.dailynews.net/
24 The joint website operated by The Dispatch (23,387) and Rock Island Argus (12,776), of Moline and Rock Island, Illinois - http://www.qconline.com/qco/
25 The Journal, Albuquerque, NM (110,531) - http://www.abqjournal.com/
26 The Marion County Record, Kansas - http://www.marionrecord.com/
27 The Messenger, Madisonville, Kentucky (8,864) - http://www.the-messenger.com
28 The Ottawa Herald, Kansas - http://www.ottawaherald.com/
29 Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif. - http://www.newspress.com/
30 The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA (108,000) - http://www.spokesmanreview.com/
31 The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass. (36,663) - http://www.southcoast.org
32 The Telegram and Gazette, Worcester, MA (100,000) - www.telegram.com
33 The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. (26,442) - http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/
34 The Wall Street Journal, N.Y., (1.9 million daily circulation) - www.wsj.com
35 Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla. (143,582 circ.) - http://www.tulsaworld.com/
36 Webster Post, N.Y. - www.mpnewspapers.com/webster.php
Some U.S. sites that charge for a portion for their material:
• Dallas Morning News.com - CowboysPlus.com
• Los Angeles Times - Calendarlive.com
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - PackerInsider.com
• New York Times - Crosswords and other services
• The News-Gazette, Champaign, Illinois, has charged for access to its college sports content since December 1996. The online version replaced a daily fax of such material.
• The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch charges for most stories. It's free for print subscribers; 4.95 per month for others
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7 comments about 'Newspapers that charge for their sites'Another development: More and more newspapers remove their article after a short time or require (free) registration which is quite cumbersome for us bloggers
Posted by nomad at January 14, 2005 3:43 AM
Here is a list of additional papers I compiled for a report in late November along with the percentage of subscribers compared to their circulation
Pendleton, Oregon (eastoregonian.com) [9.57%]
Moline, Illinois (qconline.com) [7%]
Astoria, OR (dailyastorian.info) [6.3%]
Marinette, Wisconsin (eagleherald.com) [4.4%]
Enterprise, Oregon (wallowacountychieftain.info)[4.39%] weekly
John Day, Oregon (bluemountaineagle.info( [4.19%] weekly
Grosse Pointe, Texas (grossepointenews.com) [3.5%] not ABC compliant Cedar Rapids, Iowa (gazetteonline.com) [1%-3.25%] online not ABC compliant
Moscow, Idaho (dnews.com) [2 %] not ABC compliant
Fort Walton Beach, Florida (nwfdailynews.com) [2.5%]
Panama City, Florida (pcnh.com) [2.5%]
Columbus, Ohio (dispatch.com) [2%]
Albuquerque, New Mexico (abqjournal.com) [1.5%] not ABC compliant Madisonville, Kentucky (the-messenger.com) [1.5%] not ABC compliant Mesa, Arizona (eastvalleytribune.com) [1.4%]
Rochester, Minneapolis (postbulletin.com) [1%]
New Bedford, Massachusetts (southcoasttoday.com) [1%]
Keene, New Hampshire (keenesentinel.com) [1%]
Wenatchee, Washington (wenworld.com) [1%]
San Angelo, Texas (SanAngeloStandardTimes.com) [1%]
Salem, Oregon (capitalpress.info)[.94] ag weekly
Zella Evans
Post Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Posted by Zella Evans at January 14, 2005 9:35 AM
The worlds leading newspapers will continue to offer superior websites that will still deliver excellent news at no charge to the end. As in print, it's going to be some of the "local rags" and "rinky dink" operations that suffer. The consumer friendly, big media companies will win.
Posted by Greg Tingle at January 21, 2005 1:40 PM
Add The Anniston Star to this list. The site has been subscriber supported since August 2002. Online subscriptions represent about 3 percent of print circulation. The site is ABC compliant.
Posted by Geni Certain at February 1, 2005 2:10 PM
Add the Champaign (Illinois) News-Gazette to newspapers that require you to pay online. The address for the News-Gazette pay page is: https://secure2.news-gazette.com/sportsfacts/secureorders/newsubscriber.cfm
Posted by John at February 20, 2005 11:10 AM
The Watertown Times (Watertown,New York) and The Post Star (Glens Falls, New York) also charge for their online services.
Posted by Don at July 6, 2005 2:26 PM
The Watertown Times (Watertown,New York) and The Post Star (Glens Falls, New York) also charge for their online services.
Posted by Don at July 6, 2005 2:33 PM
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