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The NYT’s $150 million-a-year paywall

Growth slows sharply, but digital-subscriber revenue is propping up the paper

By Ryan Chittum Aug 1, 2013 at 01:27 PM

The New York Times's once-torrid paywall growth continued to slow in the second quarter, adding 23,000 digital-only subscribers. That's the... More

The NYT’s newspaper industry rarity: growth (UPDATED)

Its circulation strategy, led by the paywall, more than offsets ad losses in 2012

By Ryan Chittum Feb 12, 2013 at 06:50 AM

The New York Times's landmark metered paywall will be two years old next month, and it's already successful beyond anyone's... More

WaPo will, finally, charge online

Anti-paywall forces routed in the US; attention shifts to Kings Cross

By Ryan Chittum Mar 18, 2013 at 03:55 PM

The Washington Post is making it official: It will put up a metered paywall sometime this summer, the paper reports.... More

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