Free news gets scarcer as paywalls tighten
53% of Americans pay for at least 1 news subscription; 66% of European papers use a pay model: studies
Washington
FOR those looking for free news online, the search is becoming harder. Tougher restrictions on online content have boosted digital paid subscriptions at many news organisations, amid a growing trend of keeping content behind a "paywall". Free news has by no means disappeared, but recent moves by media groups and Facebook and Google supporting paid subscriptions is forcing free-riders to scramble.
For some analysts, the trend reflects a normalisation of a situation that has existed since the early Internet days that enabled consumers to get accustomed to the notion of free online content.
"I think there is a definite trend for people to start paying for at leas…
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