Following in the footsteps of a recent announcement by Rupert Murdoch's The Wall Street Journal, the Silicon Valley's paper of record, The San Jose Mercury News announced over the weekend that it plans to begin charging for access to online content.
“There's an expectation, particularly among the younger generation, that when you go online, most of the information you're going to get is going to be free with few exceptions, and this idea of re-training people to think now they have to pay for this content, I think, is a risky proposition," the paper's former online editor told the local ABC affiliate--which, really, sounds about right to us.
Not word yet on a time-frame--or pricing for the paper.
“There's an expectation, particularly among the younger generation, that when you go online, most of the information you're going to get is going to be free with few exceptions, and this idea of re-training people to think now they have to pay for this content, I think, is a risky proposition," the paper's former online editor told the local ABC affiliate--which, really, sounds about right to us.
Not word yet on a time-frame--or pricing for the paper.
