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September 17th 2007 Dumbasses, Journalism

New York Times to end paid Internet service | Technology | Internet | Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times Co said on Monday it will end its paid TimesSelect Web service and make most of its Web site available for free in the hopes of attracting more readers and higher advertising revenue.

Damn it, I knew it was too good to last. Now we’ll start seeing the batshit ravings from the stable of lefty moonbats the NYT was keeping safely locked in the attic.

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  • growler
    September 18th, 2007 | #1

    There is a silver lining, however. From today’s BoingBoing:

    Master archivist Rick Prelinger sez, “As has been rumored, the NY Times will shortly stop charging for its “Times Select” columns, which had been locked behind a pay firewall.

    “But the Times has also upheld the principle of public access to the public domain, and is opening its archives from 1851-1922, all of which are in the public domain. Archives 1987-present, though copyrighted, will also be freely accessible.

    “This is a surprising and welcome development, and it’s smart — there’s nothing like free content to draw eyeballs by the millions.

    “Take the time to look at a late 19th-early 20th century issue of the paper — every day is filled with dozens of little stories, each a potential plot for a movie, novel, or game.”

  • Ann NY
    September 19th, 2007 | #2

    As nature abhors a vaccum, The Huff Post and Kos filled it nicely…

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