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Sophie CulpepperOctober 3, 2023

Aiming for 500,000 subscribers by 2026, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution takes a big swing on growth

“We want to cloak ourselves in all things Atlanta. And frankly, in recent years, we haven’t necessarily done that.”

Sarah ScireSeptember 19, 2023

A paywall? Not NPR’s style. A new pop-up asks for donations anyway

“I find it counterproductive to take a cynical view on tactics that help keep high-quality journalism freely accessible to all Americans.”

Sarah ScireJuly 12, 2022

Nearly a third of new subscribers to some news publications cancel in the first 24 hours

The same-day cancellation rate likely includes subscribers who only wanted access to one article, or who felt the full paid experience was lacking after a quick look around. New data suggests some just really hate the idea of auto-renewal.

Sarah ScireApril 14, 2022

Quartz is dropping its paywall (but hopes its 25,000 paying members will stick around for the newsletters)

With the short-lived metered paywall down, the vast majority of Quartz’s journalism will now be free for all.

Joshua BentonJuly 7, 2021

USA Today is getting a paywall. Who’s the audience for it?

The marketplace for online news has thus far rewarded (a) premium quality and (b) local connection. USA Today’s digital subscription offering seems likely, in its current form at least, to fall between those two stools.

Ken DoctorJuly 30, 2020

Newsonomics: The New York Times’ new CEO, Meredith Levien, on building a world-class digital media business — and a tech company

“Engineering now is the second largest functional area at the New York Times, only behind journalism, and the largest function by far on the business side.”

Ken DoctorJune 29, 2020

Newsonomics: The New York Times is opting out of Apple News

A giant potential audience isn’t good enough on its own anymore: “It’s time to re-examine all of our relationships with the big platforms.”

Ken DoctorJune 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Bloomberg’s Justin Smith is investing in news when everyone else is cutting

“You want to move your business and your model to the place on the media chessboard where the dollars are going to be going” — the TV money that will follow audiences to streaming.

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.”

Sarah ScireMarch 24, 2020

“Just catch me up, quick”: How The Wall Street Journal is trying to reach non-news junkies

News products that the Journal built to highlight its election coverage to occasional readers are being repurposed for coronavirus coverage.

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