Fee Based News Web Sites Tear Down That Wall. The Wall Street Journal is among those listening.
| November 16, 2007 |  View for printing |
Rupert Murdoch's announcement this week that he expects to stop charging for access to the Wall Street Journal's Web site is the latest example of a publisher giving up on the subscription-based business model -- a significant shift in the evolution of online content.
In recent months, the Economist, the New York Times and the Financial Times have all moved content out from "behind the wall," an industry metaphor for the location of paid online content.
By Frank Ahrens Washington Post Staff Writer
Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn ... 502523.html
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