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# One of those mornings
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2013/07/one_of_those_mornings/
- Published: 2013-07-31T09:36:09.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T16:01:22.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: monetisation, paywalls, The Sun

[![](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/07/delays-everywhere-thumb-autox640-3205.jpg?resize=320%2C320)](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/07/delays-everywhere.jpg?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) Right about now, I should have been emerging into a rainy London from News UK’s headquarters after a “blogger briefing” on the new Sun paywall. Instead, I’m sat in a lovely cafe in my home town, because some poor unfortunate [ended their days in front of a train](http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/top-stories/latest/update-police-confirm-man-died-after-being-struck-by-a-train-at-east-worthing-station-this-morning-1-5336757?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) at East Worthing.

It’s a shame – I’d have loved the chance to put questions to the team the about their philosophy and expectations around Sun+. The conventional wisdom is that people are more likely to pay for “news you can use”- like the *FT* for example – than general news. Something which borders on entertainment as much as news, like *The Sun*, seems like a serious challenge. Greenslade has [broken down some of the details](http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/jul/31/sun-paywalls?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) this morning, a piece which appears to express some doubts about the model.

Luckily, according to the invite list, there were folks from journalism.co.uk and The Media Briefing there – and [Hobbo](http://www.nevillehobson.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com), too. I’ll [link anything good](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2013/07/the%5Fsuns%5Fpaywall%5Frises.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) from them as it emerges.

*(Dammit, I just accidentally buttered the edge of my iPad.)*