http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/times-digital-subscribers-reach-140-000-as-paywall-project-reaches-maturity
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jQxGe_uDYgYDkZLo9Rc8FUgC6DAGsFoWt5qF_HVYdgQ/edit?pli=1
1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online?
To some extent I do agree with James Murdoch that the BBC shouldn’t be allowed to provide free online news, as its free online content has led to a dramatic fall of print media for a majority of the UK’s newspapers and over the last 10 years, the UK’s daily newspapers have lost some 2.25 million readers, and advertising revenues falling by 20% too. The newspaper industry has been in crisis despite obvious signs in the 1980’s where most news executives had ignored the early signs of change in news gathering techniques. Putting up a pay wall will be beneficial too, but it will lead to a small dip in the number of people that read and buy The Sun or The Times. In contrast to this the BBC should be allowed to provide free news online without any issues due to the fact that the BBC runs on the TV license fee and is a public service broadcaster that runs on.
2) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times/Sun) behind a pay wall?
To a certain point Rupert Murdoch was right to put his news content behind a pay wall, this is because The Times and The Sun are both traditional broadsheets that are currently keeping to their roots and keeping professional high quality news alive. Rupert Murdoch is attempting to protect his products content unique.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jQxGe_uDYgYDkZLo9Rc8FUgC6DAGsFoWt5qF_HVYdgQ/edit?pli=1
1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online?
To some extent I do agree with James Murdoch that the BBC shouldn’t be allowed to provide free online news, as its free online content has led to a dramatic fall of print media for a majority of the UK’s newspapers and over the last 10 years, the UK’s daily newspapers have lost some 2.25 million readers, and advertising revenues falling by 20% too. The newspaper industry has been in crisis despite obvious signs in the 1980’s where most news executives had ignored the early signs of change in news gathering techniques. Putting up a pay wall will be beneficial too, but it will lead to a small dip in the number of people that read and buy The Sun or The Times. In contrast to this the BBC should be allowed to provide free news online without any issues due to the fact that the BBC runs on the TV license fee and is a public service broadcaster that runs on.
2) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times/Sun) behind a pay wall?
To a certain point Rupert Murdoch was right to put his news content behind a pay wall, this is because The Times and The Sun are both traditional broadsheets that are currently keeping to their roots and keeping professional high quality news alive. Rupert Murdoch is attempting to protect his products content unique.
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