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“Never get comfortable; always assume that the world is conspiring to take down the industry and that we will have to move heaven and earth to overcome those forces to blaze a path forward for quality journalism.”
The offer: $4.99 a month for a limited selection of stories from The New York Times, The Economist, and more. They’re the latest trying to unlock the space between $0 and a full subscription.
这个月Discors刚推出的App中,它不再突出个人稿源,而是让用户直接获取《纽约时报》、《金融时报》、《华盛顿邮报》和《经济学人》等刊物的分析和评论性文章。Discors App的会员价格是每月4.99美元,相当于60美元/年。
“We’re not alone in trying to compile the numbers, and we’re not alone in trying to track all reports.”
It sees service journalism as a way to build digital revenue and reach an audience interested in advice and recommendations as much as the Times’ criticism and culture coverage.
The Honolulu Civil Beat and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser both introduced paywalls a couple of years ago. Now their strategies are showing signs of stagnation.
The two apps were part of the paper’s plan to increase digital subscribers through smaller, targeted offerings. Now, with staff cutbacks on the way, one app is being shuttered and the other is being adjusted.
The Times found success with its first round of paywalls, disappointment with its second. Is it hitting a paid-content ceiling?
Plus: Parsing The New York Times’ latest numbers, what’s next in the Fox-Time Warner talks, and the rest of the week’s journalism and media news.