the word of the day is ADVERTISING. Papers don't make much money from readers for the print edition either--35c or whatever doesn't go too far. But the more papers circulated, the more they get for advertising. Also the more eyeballs on the website, the more they get per ad. Exactly like TV--you get TV for free, right? Or you could if you just wanted basic channels and had an antenna. But the more people who watch each show the more they get for the ads. I personally would rather have ads and get something for free than have to pay for it, but obviously websites are experimenting with both. As someone said here, many of us would be willing to pay for the Post online if they are short of $. I think they are still trying to figure out how to do that though. My 2c, although the Post will probably try to charge more than that.
--- In [email protected], "Gina Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ellen asked - How did you discover Gene and the chat? Are you a DC > transplant, or > is the column syndicated there? (I realize those aren't the only > options.) > > Well, some of Gene's columns (on a rather random basis, it seems) are > reprinted in lots of newspapers, including our local one. > > But basically I was trolling the internet (or the offers came to me - I > forget now) and found FREE access to the NYT and the WP. I'd read a few > copies of the WP FTTT while passing in the vicinity of Washington when we > used to go to Florida for the winter and really liked it, but didn't see it > readily available anywhere. When I stumbled across it on the internet, with > daily delivery of chosen topics and columnists, access to more, and then > discovered the chats - wow! I'm about to give up on my local papers, and > our Canadian nationals (the best bits of which are on-line now too) and just > read the WP on-line. Save all that newsprint. > > NYT too, but it's kinda stuffy. The Post has good news coverage, thoughty > columnists - but has a really humane and witty approach. Esp. in the > free-wheeling chats. Gene is tops, but I also like Hax and de Moraes and > the Reliable Source ladies and Robinson and I-forget (the guy on media). > > I'll have to ask I-forget (the guy on media) (Kurtz?) how newspapers can > possibly survive if people like me read them for nada. (The NYT at least > wants a little money for some of their columnists & features...) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enter the "Telus Mobility Xbox a Day" contest for your chance to WIN! Telus > Mobility is giving away an Microsoft Xbox® 360 every day from November 20 to > December 31, 2006! Just download Windows Live (MSN) Messenger to your > IM-capable TELUS mobile phone, and you could be a winner! > http://www.telusmobility.com/msnxbox/ >
