Mediagazer: Shoe Leather And Paywalls: A New Website Shakes French Politics, And Turns A Profit (Catherine Dubouloz/Worldcrunch)

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Catherine Dubouloz / Worldcrunch:

Shoe Leather And Paywalls: A New Website Shakes French Politics, And Turns A Profit — Mediapart uses old-school reporting to get major scoops, including a probe that just forced France's Budget Minister to resign. But you have to pay to read. A news model for the future?

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