Wall St. Journal to Make Web Site Free, Murdoch says
November 14, 2007 · Share This · 2 Comments
Update: After reports Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, says he expects to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, a top Dow Jones executive told Editor and Publisher the comments were premature.
Update: After reports Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, says he expects to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, a top Dow Jones executive told Editor and Publisher the comments were premature.
Making the site free would mean giving up $50 million a year in subscriber fees with the hopes of growing the site’s traffic enough to earn even more in ad revenue.
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A clever move!
Knowledge should be free :)!
All news sites should be free with ample opportunity to evaluate content. David Bagdy