A New Day for Journalism

I received two messages today that are telling the future of the internet. It’s going to cost more to obtain the news and data than it does today!

You want access to the Wall Street Journal? The cost is $1.99 per week. That was their ad. The New York Times will charge for access in 2011.

What can the print world do? Newspapers and magazines are losing money and many will be going out of business. Newsweek doesn’t provide news anymore. Now it is a magazine of essays and that isn’t working well. Last week’s Newsweek (dated January 18, 2010) had 84 pages. This week’s Newsweek has 52 pages.

Consumer’s Reports subscription includes on-line access for $26.00 per year. Without on-line access the cost is $19.00. If you just want on line access for a month the cost is $5.95.

I expect that all daily newspapers and most magazines will be offering their on-line access for a fee within the next two years.

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