New York Times cuts number of free articles on website

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Source: Reuters

#BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 1, 2017 / 3:21 PM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO

New York Times cuts number of free articles on website

Sheila Dang
2 MIN READ

(Reuters) - The New York Times on Friday reduced the number of free articles it will offer most non-subscribers to five from 10 in an effort to make more money from readers.

The change is aimed at increasing subscription revenue as readers flock to the website for news on topics like the Trump administration or high-profile sexual harassment allegations, which have dominated the news cycle.

The publisher plans to move toward a more “dynamic paywall,” said a Times spokeswoman on Friday. One strategy the Times is considering is offering a different number of free articles for non-paid readers based on how they arrive at the website, or based on their reading habits, she said.

By reducing the number of free articles, the Times is hoping to stay on its path of making more money from readers than advertising. Total ad revenue tumbled 9 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-times-subscriptions/new-york-times-cuts-number-of-free-articles-on-website-idUSKBN1DV5VV

[Lifelong Protester]

1. So, just the headlines for me.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. I'll just spend a bit more time at the library reading the NYTimes.

[BBG]

3. Subscription Costs Increasing Too

Just got notice this week that home delivery rates are going up too.

Hey, reporters gotta eat and ink by the barrel ain’t cheap.

[Liberty Belle]

4. Use multilple browsers.

I have 3 on each computer; can't afford subscriptions to every newspaper but do subscribe to 3. Everyone should if you can.