It seems like every month another news organization toys with the idea of charging for their content. But, we always rejoin, you’ll ultimately sacrifice your audience if you charge for news content. However, the Boston Consulting Group says that may not always be the case—in fact, even New York Times said that this may be because Western Europe has more consolidated news offerings, where news in the US is a very fragmented industry.
However, before Western European news sites get all excited, note that the highest amount on the survey, in Italy, was $7 a month.
What do you think? What would you be willing to pay for news?
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