Walter Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, argues the best way to sink a newspaper is by offering its content online for free. Sigh. Haven’t we been through this already? Read his analysis here and then tell us what you think below…
Adds Jake in comments: “Did you guys cry when you read the article? Seriously man, give it 5 years. His slim margins will be gone and he’ll be forced to rethink the generation that has already ignored him.”
Adds Matt: “While the numbers documented in this editorial support his decision to force people in Little Rock to pay for content either through a paid subscription or a purchase of a single copy, I realize that this publisher doesn’t get how ‘free content’ could support his news staff. And, the trend towards the use of Internet news sources has grown so much that eventually reading a newspaper is something that will become obsolete.”
