Computers Are Taking Over the World, Even Our News Can Now Be Delivered Direct To Our PC (Part 2)

Naturally people will be more inclined to pay or set up a subscription for news content from highly trusted firms.You will not find any who are more highly thought of or respected than the BBC, and they may well now be the only “free” news provider left online (although in the words of Robert A Heinlein “TANSTAAFL”– see licence fee). Such periodicals and quality broadsheets like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, The Times and Economist could all easily charge for access to online news.  For example, can anyone seriously doubt that people would have been queuing up to pay to get more detail on the Telegraph‘s scoop about MP’s expenses – a great story from a trusted, well regarded source.

What is Quality?

Would you pay for sites that aren’t “quality”?Think about it, this approach may well work for the broadsheets, but do you think it would be successful for the likes of the Sun and News of the World?Is there any chance you would pay money to read the "exclusive" interviews with these so called celebs, or perhaps to see a Page 3 girl? I would hazzard a guess that the answer to this is probably yes.  Many people would do just that because after all, it depends on how you define “quality”.The tabloids like the Sun, are in my humble opinion very well written and produce high quality, entertaining stories and they know exactly who their audience are.

News is a Precious Commodity

So the bottom line is that yes we will be charged for news and the reality is it will work.This could be because it's Murdoch who is pushing for it and partly because we all know it makes sense and the reality is it could be the only way forward for hard pressed newspapers.  After all, we’re willing to pay a cover charge for a paper right now.The Europeans and US broadsheets pay top price for their cover charge compared with the low prices we pay in the UK.  So if you physically fork out for your news via print (and in reality you’re paying for it through the TV and radio via the licence fee too) and seem happy to pay for various apps or Premier League Football on Sky,  then why wouldn’t you pay for such a precious commodity as news?

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