Lots of fee ideas for media online

13 September 2009 | 20:44 - By Stefano Boscutti

A growing number of groups and companies are considering plans to enable newspapers to charge readers for access online.

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Five months ago, a group of media executives including Steven Brill seemed to have the field to itself when it said it was building a system for newspapers to charge readers for access online. Now, that group appears have a lot of company, like the News Corporation, led by Rupert Murdoch, and the technology giants Google, Microsoft and I.B.M., whose interest was first reported this week.  Everybody seems to be getting in on the act.  Question is would you pay to read a newspaper online? Or would you rather get your news free online elsewhere?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/business/media/11paper.html
http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/09/journalism-onlines-charging-clients-a-20-commission/

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New New Media looks at how our mediascape is exploding to bits. How the latest technology and the internet are changing the way we live, work and play. How the latest media is shaping us all.

Stefano Boscutti is an executive creative director and strategist. He's like a better looking version of Todd Sampson. He also has an abiding faith that stories and wordplay (and not powerpoint presentations) will change the world.

 
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