Reply to: DOOM: The Guardian

[d000hg]

I am a paid subscriber to The Guardian (as well as ToryGraph, The Times, The FT and a few others).

Clearly you don't read them, since you're about the most ill-informed poorly taught critical thinker on here

[AtW]

Not to worry AtW, you can always start reading the Mail Online, or (pause for effect ...) Zero Hedge!

I am a paid subscriber to The Guardian (as well as ToryGraph, The Times, The FT and a few others).

[d000hg]

It's only fair that a left-wing rag should charge for their website.

Apparently they are good on science/medical reporting though.

[BR14]

That's a shame Guardian is about the last decent newspaper free to access. If they put in a paywall, I'll weight in up against FT, NYT and Irish Times.

ha! - 'Bunty' would be more your level.

[OwlHoot]

Paywall is incoming...

Not to worry AtW, you can always start reading the Mail Online, or (pause for effect ...) Zero Hedge!

[mattster]

Better than nothing. I suspect they could end up earning more from a micro payments model if they gave it some proper thought.

EDIT: Maybe not, unless there's a wholesale shake up

Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism - Columbia Journalism Review

Maybe not then, but I suppose it depends on how well they are doing on the subscription model. Maybe it would work better for smaller publications that people aren't as likely to sign up for. I can only speak for myself, but I'm not likely to be signing up for any media subscriptions, but I would pay as I go quite happily - so there is at least some revenue that they are missing out on here. How to get some of that revenue without eating their own lunch is probably a more difficult problem.

[AtW]

Better than nothing.

No, it's worse than nothing because once you charges micropayment it's going to be nigh to impossible to shift to proper pricing.

The Guardian is very affordable for what it charges, now the Times is overpriced

[ladymuck]

You’d be happy. but not the newspaper

Better than nothing. I suspect they could end up earning more from a micro payments model if they gave it some proper thought.

EDIT: Maybe not, unless there's a wholesale shake up

Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism - Columbia Journalism Review

[AtW]

I'd be happy with a pence per article fee maybe based on the length of the article and the cover price of the physical paper.

You’d be happy. but not the newspaper

[ladymuck]

What I don't understand is why some form of "micropayment" aggregator doesn't exist that could, under one subscription, allow you to view articles that you find interesting for a few pence a time. I'm sure I heard the idea floated years ago, and it makes perfect sense to me. The problem at the moment isn't just the idea of paywalls, its the fact that you would need to juggle so many different subscriptions to so many different publications that it all gets a bit too much. I'd be more than happy to pay for content as I use it, but I'm not adding another 15 standing orders to my bank account. If someone isn't working on this, they should be - and it would probably work out well for the publications as well. People baulk at the idea of even a relatively small monthly subscription, but not at a one-off 5p spend in the moment. I've no doubt quite a few places would end up getting £5 a month off me.

I'd be happy with a pence per article fee maybe based on the length of the article and the cover price of the physical paper.

[mattster]

I predict a rise in news aggregators.
For less than the cost of a times (murdoch version) sub you can get Apple news. That includes the times and Wall Street journal and some rubbish.
But I expect we will see more of this over the coming year.

What I don't understand is why some form of "micropayment" aggregator doesn't exist that could, under one subscription, allow you to view articles that you find interesting for a few pence a time. I'm sure I heard the idea floated years ago, and it makes perfect sense to me. The problem at the moment isn't just the idea of paywalls, its the fact that you would need to juggle so many different subscriptions to so many different publications that it all gets a bit too much. I'd be more than happy to pay for content as I use it, but I'm not adding another 15 standing orders to my bank account. If someone isn't working on this, they should be - and it would probably work out well for the publications as well. People baulk at the idea of even a relatively small monthly subscription, but not at a one-off 5p spend in the moment. I've no doubt quite a few places would end up getting £5 a month off me.

[Old Greg]

What kind of women do you follow Paddy ?

Asking for a friend?

[fullyautomatix]

Same thing happens when you follow some women.

What kind of women do you follow Paddy ?

[ladymuck]

The site is blocked unless you register; unless it changed from yesterday.

Working fine for me.

[Paddy]

I'm not seeing any evidence of this. What's the source of this particular nonsense?

They have always asked for contributions but have equally always said they will provide news for free online.

The site is blocked unless you register; unless it changed from yesterday.