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I guess it’s a natural progression: newspapers ignore the online environment, then realize it’s important and try to charge for content online, then realize people don’t want to pay, then newspapers offer content for free, then they realize they aren’t profitable, then they decide to charge again. This progress is natural because newspapers are attempting to preserve existing models. Which means they will continue to return to the same methods that work well in the past. In fact, they will become obstinate – yesterday’s survival tactics become today’s neurosis.
PaidContent analyzes the current state of “pay for online” newspapers. Result? Mixed. Some smaller markets are fairing well. Others report huge drops in site visits.