August 6, 2009 /

Murdoch To Charge For All Online News

Good luck with that: Media giant News Corporation Ltd intends to charge for all its news websites in a bid to lift revenues, as the transition towards online media permanently changes the advertising landscape. News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch told analysts in a conference call after News Corp released its full-year results that the traditional […]

Good luck with that:

Media giant News Corporation Ltd intends to charge for all its news websites in a bid to lift revenues, as the transition towards online media permanently changes the advertising landscape.

News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch told analysts in a conference call after News Corp released its full-year results that the traditional newspaper business model has to change.

Just because you charge for access doesn’t mean you own the news. The big stories people worry about will also be covered by other news outlet, and probably even better.

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