The pricetag would be high, but it might be worth it to reassemble one part of the old newspaper bundle — tying together local news and local services.
For decades, newspapers moved from local ownership to nationwide chains. Now, the shift is in the other direction — with the help of your friendly neighborhood billionaire.
The Globe is switching to a metered paywall and turning Boston.com into an independent news site. Now the paper plans to increase its digital presence with new sites covering technology and religion.
Benton, Joshua. "The Boston Globe nicks a page from the OC Register playbook and pushes subscribing as a civic good." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Jan. 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2025.
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Benton, J. (2014, Jan. 13). The Boston Globe nicks a page from the OC Register playbook and pushes subscribing as a civic good. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 30, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/01/the-boston-globe-nicks-a-page-from-the-oc-register-playbook-and-pushes-subscribing-as-a-civic-good/
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