NY Times to Begin Charging for Online Content

It's been no secret that newspapers across the country have had troubles staying afloat or given up putting out a physical paper altogether and have chosen an online version. New York Times has seen their share dwindling subscribers and now have decided to draw more revenue not just from the advertising but charging the public to view content online. This is just the first step for the newspaper publications to try and raise their revenue but will anyone actually pay. For many, many years news and information has been widely available from numerous sources making the Times move seem kind of irrelevant. Why pay when you can find the same information elsewhere and for free. Unless of course you really, really love the New York Times or a particular columnist or feature. I'm sure there'll be more publications following suit but will it matter?

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