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Journalism

Proportion of Readers That Will Pay For News: 5%

Adam Tinworth

Adam Tinworth

21 Sep 2009

Sometimes, a good graphic says all that needs to be said:
pcuk-harris-poll-paid-content-reader-intentions-o.pngLoads more data on PaidContent UK, plenty of good analysis on PDA and some related thoughts on the problems with content charging on Strange Attractor, if you don’t feel that the graphic does all the work. πŸ™‚

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