Newspaper are a thing of the past... They do not deliver news in a timely manner, with the web it's up to the minute....They have outlived their worth..

Newspaper cartel. Love it!

Apparently you forgot that Murdoch also owns websites such as wsj.com, with number of visitors that quadrupled over the past 3 years and over 1 000 000 PAYING subscribers. Murdoch owned ft.com is also a huge money maker with it's hybrid model.

Financial news is a whole different animal. You can't even compare the two.

Try again.

yet another type of content to steal and give away for free.
so who will be the "pirate bay" of news?

Murdoch made it a whole different animal.

Financial newspapers were suppose to be the first victims, when you have 24hrs financial news channels, live streaming quotes, direct access through blogs and forum to tons of specialized advise who needs one day old stock quotes?

Yet Murdoch managed to use to power of the Wall Street Journal to create a fantastic media vehicle.

I am not a fan of the guy's political views but to dismiss him for "not remembering Craiglist" is a little ignorant :helpme

Good luck with that. People are used to free content and companies need to learn how to adapt.

why do i have a feeling that plan will go totally tits up

Yes, and probably hole "papers" on pirate sites daily. But you know, if that happens, it might be a good thing for fighting piracy. Some journalists are good investigators and they do have some power to change things :)

Well, what is the "adaption" really? Instead of feeded our brains with standard press releases, isn't it better to have journalists that work as watchdogs for our democracy? I am willing to pay for that.

Maybe they could a free and paid model in one.

I pay to get the NY Times delivered to my driveway every day. But the NY Times isn't like most daily papers, written on a fifth grade reading level with short little news blurbs. Mostly I enjoy reading something that isn't on the computer for a change and the longer magazine style articles on various topics from arts & entertainment to science, business and other things.

I don't see how this works. Copy&Paste is even easier than uploading to a tube site, so there's no controlling content. Free outlets will just plagiarize. And fewer and fewer people pay attention to the news when it's delivered free; most won't care enough to pay. It's actually incentivizing ignorance. Besides, there will always be those with an agenda willing to control information distribution and tell people what to think for free.

Either that or reduced server costs allows them to stay in business :pimp

There will always be people willing to pay, for some people the "time used searching" is simply too valuable if their favorite news paper start charging for access.

Based on what you are saying all paysites should become free :winkwink:

In the future news papers will become parasites that comes with your insurance, internet subscription, cable tv and similar things

I can't believe these comments from people who sell subscriptions...Un Fuckin Believable:1orglaugh

or why not still have it free and add premium sections and "read more kind of stuff" for $2-3/month. One of the biggest newspaper have it and it seems to work for them

Fuck Rupert Murdoch. He is the goebbels of the modern age.

The downside of cheap free speech and internet freedom is the amount of bullshit. While all the nuts are doing "research" about 9/11 and fake moonlandings, bookmarking youtube channels and who-gives-a-shit blogs, the next Watergate will pass by - unnoticed.

i still get the sunday paper delivered because it contains coupons. i used to get it every day but for awhile i just did not have the need. our needs for it change often.
i do read news online. i also have a few paid subscriptions currently. now some of my subscriptions are just to magazines that also deliver me a hardcopy, though i visit their websites more than reading the magazine if that makes sense.

i could see myself paying for um wait perhaps i should not say that right now as i am damn sure it could be a fantastic business concept for the right people.

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time to make a news tube site