Is free news on its way out?

My, how the Times are a-changing

Online journalism, particularly that on news organization’s websites like Washington Post and USA Today have remained free to read for the most part. The New York Times, however, has lead the way in maintaining a “paywall” or fee for reading their news online.

With a recent change to their newssite, reading the New York Times online may have become harder.

Gizmodo.com, the popular Gawker tech-blog, is reporting through AllthingsD is narrowing the amount of articles that the online reader can see for free. Before, NYT let the online reader read 20 articles for free, but now with the decrease, you will only be able to read 10 a month without going through their paywall.

Gizmodo has found ways to avoid this paywall and read the Times for free. This is detailed on their site here. Be sure to check this article out to read some of the best journalism out there. o



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