Comments on: Publishers Split on Paid Online News Content Debate http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/publishers-split-on-paid-online-news-content-debate/ A Blog About Public Relations, Journalism and Social Media Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:25:58 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: GR Hansen http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/publishers-split-on-paid-online-news-content-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 GR Hansen Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:32:40 +0000 http://blog.journalistics.com/?p=1149#comment-2166 Thanks for posting this interesting piece about paid content. I wrote a rebuttal of sorts. And here is the link. http://hansenhouse.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/paid-content-news-journalism/ Thanks for posting this interesting piece about paid content. I wrote a rebuttal of sorts. And here is the link. http://hansenhouse.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/paid-content-news-journalism/

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]]> By: Jeremy Porter http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/publishers-split-on-paid-online-news-content-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Jeremy Porter Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:12:39 +0000 http://blog.journalistics.com/?p=1149#comment-2151 Yes, I agree with your observations. I think all of them want to charge, but only half think there's a chance of doing so. Yes, I agree with your observations. I think all of them want to charge, but only half think there’s a chance of doing so.

]]> By: Case Ernsting http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/publishers-split-on-paid-online-news-content-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2149 Case Ernsting Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:21:51 +0000 http://blog.journalistics.com/?p=1149#comment-2149 I found the statistics you listed staggering. I had no idea online payments were so imminent. I just wanted to clarify 1 stat though...You said 51% of publishers BELIEVE they can successfully charge for content...and then "This surprises me. I would have thought most newspaper publishers would lean towards charging". I bet 100% of publishers would like to charge for content just to stay solvent, but only 51% think its plausible. Do you agree? I found the statistics you listed staggering. I had no idea online payments were so imminent. I just wanted to clarify 1 stat though…You said 51% of publishers BELIEVE they can successfully charge for content…and then “This surprises me. I would have thought most newspaper publishers would lean towards charging”.

I bet 100% of publishers would like to charge for content just to stay solvent, but only 51% think its plausible. Do you agree?

]]> By: Heidi Rafferty http://blog.journalistics.com/2009/publishers-split-on-paid-online-news-content-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Heidi Rafferty Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:02:48 +0000 http://blog.journalistics.com/?p=1149#comment-2148 I have mixed feelings on this one, primarily because so many of my friends are employed as newspaper journalists. Writers are, as a rule, devalued with the level of pay they receive -- and we creative types just accept it because we're too dumb to realize that it's a skill many people do not possess. If the publishers are willing to pass on these online revenues to their writers, I say, yes, pay the writers what they deserve for the quality of news they are delivering. But if this is an effort by publishers to money-grab (sadly, all too often the case) ... it's appalling. Unfortunately, my guess is that the writers will not see any benefit from the online fees. I would need the understanding of one with an MBA and the analytics of a business guru to see whether it is a just charge on the public at large. Since I lack both, I hope that the publishers will take into account that they would not have a product were it not for those with the gifts to report and write. I have mixed feelings on this one, primarily because so many of my friends are employed as newspaper journalists. Writers are, as a rule, devalued with the level of pay they receive — and we creative types just accept it because we’re too dumb to realize that it’s a skill many people do not possess. If the publishers are willing to pass on these online revenues to their writers, I say, yes, pay the writers what they deserve for the quality of news they are delivering. But if this is an effort by publishers to money-grab (sadly, all too often the case) … it’s appalling. Unfortunately, my guess is that the writers will not see any benefit from the online fees. I would need the understanding of one with an MBA and the analytics of a business guru to see whether it is a just charge on the public at large. Since I lack both, I hope that the publishers will take into account that they would not have a product were it not for those with the gifts to report and write.

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