MediaPost: ‘Variety,’ ‘Newsday’: Pay Walls Mean Fewer Page Views
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 07:44
"As Hollywood trade publication Variety has joined the select few publications with an online pay wall, it has seen page views drop more than 40%, according to Nielsen figures. The number of unique visitors has fallen a lesser 18%, but that could be attributable to Variety allowing users to view up to five articles for free."
New York Times: Columnist Not Only Quits, Thinks Web Site Shouldn’t Charge
Monday, 2 November 2009, 08:37
Saul Friedman … who had written a column for Newsday since 1996, quit last week over the paper’s decision to require some readers to pay for access to its Web site. … 'My column has been popular around the country, but now it was really going to be impossible for people outside Long Island to read it.' That includes him; living outside Washington, he is not a subscriber to Newsday or Cablevision."
Editor & Publisher: ‘Newsday’ Pay Wall Debuts Today — With Most Stories Behind It
Saturday, 31 October 2009, 09:01
"[All] stories, photos and video are accessible only to subscribers. Others get a headline and brief summary. But any further information requires a log-in and password. Non-subscribers to Optimum Online or the print edition can pay $5 per week."
Reuters: Newsday plans to charge for online news
Thursday, 26 February 2009, 23:21
"Cablevision Systems Corp plans to charge online readers of its Newsday newspaper, a move that would make it one of the first large U.S. papers to reverse a trend toward free Web readership."
Friday, 21 March 2008, 12:32
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… including Rupert Murdoch.
Thursday, 17 January 2008, 12:51
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"Newsday’s online traffic edged past The Wall Street Journal Online in the month of December, according to the latest data from Nielsen Online"
Thursday, 17 January 2008, 12:51
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"Newsday’s online traffic edged past The Wall Street Journal Online in the month of December, according to the latest data from Nielsen Online"
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 19:12
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A few days ago, several Pulitzer Prize medals, awarded to Newsday in the 1970s, appeared on eBay. Now Editor & Publisher reports that Newsday’s Pulizers appear to be missing from a safe.
Saturday, 29 September 2007, 10:34
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Ever wanted a Pulitzer Prize? One awarded to Newsday for public service newspaper journalism in 1974 appears to have been sold on Ebay for $4,000. (via Etaoin Shrdlu)
