Would you pay for your online news?

Rupert Murdoch says News Corp will start charging for access to its online content this financial year, following the success of the Wall Street Journal's subscription site.Murdoch thinks the plan will succeed. Would you pay or simply go get your news elsewhere? Would you pay for 'quality' news or is news free by its very nature?

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Rupert Murdoch says News Corp will start charging for access to its online content this financial year, following the success of the Wall Street Journal's subscription site.

Can it work or will you simply go get your news elsewhere? Would you pay for 'quality' news or is news free by its very nature?


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