Fake news don’t come cheap; The Onion has begun testing a paywall for its international readers. Under the current system, you get five free articles per month, after which it’s $US3/month or $US30/year for access. More »
Time Magazine has just joined the New York Times in its paywall-erecting ways. Subscribers will soon be offered “all-access” plans that cover the bases from print to mobile and web. Non-subscribers will be locked out for three months. More »
If you’re annoyed by the New York Times’ stupid paywall, here’s the secret trick to destroy it and read as many articles as you want. As this video shows, it only takes three seconds. More »
We all thought the New York Times‘ paywall was a bit harebrained when we first heard about it. But a surprising (and profitable) side effect of it has been an uptick in print subscriptions since it went into effect. It makes sense if you think about it, since you’re no longer paying for something you can get for free at your nearest web browser. More »
If you enjoy The Australian‘s even-handed journalistic approach to topics such as the NBN, then you’re soon to begin paying for the privilege. News Limited today announced its paywall structure for the newspaper, with plans for the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun to follow at a later date. More »
In non-surprising news that confirms everything we already knew about human beings and the internet, a study by Experian says the NYT’s post-paywall traffic was down between 11 per cent and 30 per cent in the 12 days after the wall went up. [Experian]
Joining Kindle readers, Barnes & Nobile Nook readers can hit up NYTimes.com and get unlimited access to the paper, provided they have a paid-up subscription. The Nook will be switched on at the Grey Lady in the coming weeks, but if you want to take a squizz at the site for free, there are still ways! [ZDNet]
If you subscribe to the New York Times on your Kindle for $US20/month, first of all stop that! Must be a terribly frustrating experience. But also good news: your e-ink subscription has granted you entry past the homepage paywall, and you can surf the Grey Lady at will. More »
Turns out that it wasn’t the tweeting (and thus offering easy access to free reading) the New York Times disapproved of with the @freeNYTimes feed, it was that they dared use the “T” logo the paper uses. The feed is back up, for easy paywall-dodging reading. [@freeNYTimes via Forbes]
When we told you how to keep reading the New York Times for free, we mentioned the Twitter account @freenyt. That’s been taken down! The new one is @freeUnnamedNews (and expects to stay up since there’s no mention of the NYT). More »
