Mediagazer: Paywall or no paywall, print is still what pays (Peter Preston/Guardian)

4:10 AM ET, March 20, 2011

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Peter Preston / Guardian:

Paywall or no paywall, print is still what pays — The New York Times's model for online charging will no doubt be widely copied. But according to one analyst, print will still be providing 86% of UK newspapers' revenues even in 2017 — So, at long, long last, we have the paywall policy …

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