The parent of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lee Enterprises, has announced intent to implement subscriptions for online access before the end of this year in most markets. (Details here.)
The company currently has papers in 52 markets but did not comment whether or not the P-D will be included. As Lee’s largest entity, it would be surprising to me if it was excluded.
Lee began a paywall trial with six papers last August that they now consider a success. They may, however, choose different pricing and content models in different markets. In other words, until something is announced, nothing is clear.
Having once gone through a painful conversion from proving unlimited free content to a model partially based on subscription fees, I can understand on one level what Lee has and will be going through.
Granted, I was peanuts compared to the entity which proudly touts itself as “the #1 St. Louis website.” Though I did not declare bankruptcy as Lee did, I learned a long time ago that free access won’t pay the bills.
Many newspapers all over the globe are struggling to turn a profit in the growing digital world. I can’t blame Lee for trying.
Here is hoping if the new policy is implemented in St. Louis that their Cardinals coverage will not be negatively impacted.
(P.S. For those looking for the minor league spring training notebook, games were not played Wednesday due to wet fields. They’ll be back tomorrow, hopefully.)
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http://www.gq.com/sports/guides/201204/arte-moreno-mlb-baseball-owner-los-angeles-angels-anaheim
This is rich…………………………
It is also a warped sense of player value. “With Vernon, we felt that if he hits his average of 25 home runs, 80 to 90-plus RBIs, bats .260 to .280, you end up with a good player for four years at $16-plus million a year,…”
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My blog post about my day at Roger Dean.
http://redbirdrants.com/2012/03/22/my-day-at-roger-dean/
Dang, I must have been edited out.
Some things are meant to be private.
Thanks
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/berkman-upsets-selig-cards/article_f0e7c39c-58ea-5dc1-bc92-7ffd20157445.html
Nope, “extort” was the proper word. Meaning an oppressive use of power to get what one wants. The word has more meanings than just in the criminal sense. Let’s put things in their proper context.
I don’t shed any tears that Owner lapdog Selig was insulted. Berkman told the truth, even though he got spanked for it.