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Only 5% of web users would pay for online news, reports survey

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From a story in the Guardian a survey tells us what we already really know - people will go elsewhere for free online news if you favourite news site starts charging. If one starts charging they all have to start charging!

If Rupert Murdoch thinks readers will pay to read his websites, maybe he should think again. Exclusive research commissioned by from Harris Interactive shows that most readers would run a mile.

Read the story here.

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2 Responses to “Only 5% of web users would pay for online news, reports survey”

  1. James Lambert Says:
    September 23rd, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    That’s what they say now, but if most or all sites were charging, that number would go up.

  2. alan Says:
    September 24th, 2009 at 8:15 am

    I agree James. The quicker they start charging the more chance people working for newspaper groups have of keeping their jobs.

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