The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site.
…In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain.
Hey, Albuquerque Journal, get with the program.
No kidding. I don’t know how many times I have tried to access the Journal’s site only to be shut out. The Hobbs paper is the same way. Absolutely frustrating. I’m not going to subscribe to a newspaper out of state. I work at a newspaper and we only ask that you register.
And the Journal’s is the most cluttered site anywhere, starting with it’s home page title: ABQjournal | The Albuquerque Journal Online v1.5.3 tab Albuquerque and New Mexico State and Local News, Sports, Weather and Jobs, Cars, Real Estate and Classified Advertising