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The Austin American-Statesman will drop its metered paywall and allow nonsubscribers to read unlimited articles

Vignesh RamachandranOctober 29, 2020

The Brown Institute’s Local News Lab is developing “smart paywalls” for local newsrooms

The new project helps small- and medium-sized news organizations take advantage of machine learning to deepen engagement and improve subscription conversions.

Sarah ScireApril 6, 2020

For its must-read coronavirus coverage, The Atlantic is rewarded with a huge surge of digital subscriptions

A focus on big-swing stories and “high-intensity, highly fraught journalism” let the magazine put up traffic and subscription numbers more expected from a top national newspaper.

Sarah ScireMarch 26, 2020

Slate launches a metered paywall to draw more membership revenue from readers, not just listeners

“Up till now, Slate has provided almost all of its written work for free. But going forward, we think the way we will truly thrive is by continuing to diversify our revenue — by asking readers like you to support us more directly.”

Shan WangNovember 3, 2016

The Telegraph replaces its metered paywall, first launched in 2013, with a premium digital subscription

A digital subscription starts at £2 per week and includes other perks, like an Amazon Echo Dot for the earliest batch of annual premium subscribers.

Shan WangAugust 1, 2016

The nonprofit Austin Monitor is trying to find the sweet spot for hyperlocal policy news

It’s exploring how to get more people to care about local government, while trying to make enough money to build on the types of coverage that get residents interested and involved.

Joseph LichtermanJuly 20, 2016

Here are 6 reasons why newspapers have dropped their paywalls

Sometimes it’s a response to a public emergency; sometimes it’s just to build audience.

Joseph LichtermanJune 20, 2016

The Washington Post is testing out a few new hurdles for non-paying online readers

The Post is now asking readers to submit their email in order to read stories without paying.

Shan WangMay 5, 2016

Die Welt’s analytics system de-emphasizes clicks and demystifies what it considers a “quality” story

Every story’s performance reduced to a single score: a reductionist take on journalism or a way to make a news organization’s values concrete?

Expanding Apple Pay to websites could help solve a problem for news orgs seeking subscribers on mobile

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