This article was published as the lede story in the NENPA E-Bulletin on April 1, 2011. It’s about the trends of paywalls at New England news websites.
N.E. newspaper paywalls vary, with no magic formula in view
The question that stumps Wayne Chick is the same one that baffles newspaper executives throughout New England: Will charging for online content bring in significant revenue, generate a mere pittance, or, worse, drive away readers and advertisers? …