Murdoch to charge for the Sun online

[Sysman]

In order to stop readers from moving to the huge number of free news websites, Mr Murdoch said News Corp would simply make its content "better and differentiate it from other people".

What, like “Fox News better”?

Murdoch and Fox News

In 1995, Murdoch's Fox Network became the object of scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when it was alleged that News Ltd.'s Australian base made Murdoch's ownership of Fox illegal. However, the FCC ruled in Murdoch's favor, stating that his ownership of Fox was in the best interests of the public.

Gag!

[BrilloPad]

Those that read the sun tend to do it for the sports. I wonder if they will be prepared to pay online?

[Sysman]

Those that read the sun tend to do it for the sports. I wonder if they will be prepared to pay online?

The Sun was for a long time (still?) acknowledged as the leader for its racing columns, and that drove a lot of its sales.

[Cyberman]

I would never pay for online news. I'd rather buy a newspaper. Murdoch doesn't have a clue, but then he has proven this over the years with his blind support of Labour.

[PRC1964]

Murdoch has form for getting away with what everyone says is impossible. Do you remember Wapping?

My core business is media and publishing and I visited fortress Wapping a couple of times in 1986-97 and it was amazing that he got away with it. I just caught the end of the old Fleet street days before he lead the way to the docklands. I have fond (blurred) memories of El Vinos.

It's his equivalent of Maggies miners strike and while I wouldn't ever write him off, I suspect that charging for online news may be his poll tax.