After a protracted attempt to raise revenue by charging people for access, the NYT realised that charging people for news from a web site does not work. Yes, some people will sign up but the number who do will not pay for the infrastructure required or the content contributors.
Rupert Murdoch has stated that News Corp will start to charge for access to their sites. I wish them well in their attempt but, without wishing to be a doom merchant, predict that it is doomed to fail. I give it perhaps 9 months or so from when it begins.
News sites in the UK: Times Online, The Sun - I will miss the commentary on articles like this in the Times. For The Sun... draw your own conclusions here.
News sites in the US: New York Post, Wall Street Journal
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