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fromNieman Lab
2 days agoThe nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune is ready to tear down its paywall
Salt Lake Tribune will eliminate its paywall in May, making all new stories free to read.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 month agoWarren Buffett's Final Investment: The Oracle Ends His Career Where He Started
The investment thesis fits Buffett's lens precisely. The Times possesses an irreplaceable brand moat with 175 years of history, digital subscription revenues growing 14% annually, and gross margins stabilized around 48%, demonstrating the pricing power he has always prized in media. NYT has also diversified intelligently. Wordle became a cultural phenomenon. The Athletic acquisition brought the world's largest sports journalism operation into the fold. Cooking offers 25,000+ vetted recipes. This is a portfolio of habit-forming content products anchoring daily routines for millions.
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fromAxios
1 month agoWhat it costs to read Chicago news in 2026
The latest: The Washington Post is laying off hundreds of journalists in an effort to "restructure" the newsroom and cut costs. In 2024, the company began prioritizing subscriptions over digital advertising, raising the yearly fee to access content. The big picture: While major media companies and news organizations tinker with delivery methods, tiered subscriptions and bundles that include non-news packages, including crossword puzzles and games, local news is still operating standard paywalls, relying on subscription-based revenue instead of digital advertising.
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fromThe Drum
2 months agoNews UK sees digital subscribers for The Sun soar 120% as its CMO brands Facebook mobile publishing model 'terrifying'
The Sun doubled digital subscribers but still saw overall paid readership decline; executives warned Facebook's mobile publishing proposal poses risks to traffic and control.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months agoThe Atlantic Introduces Premium Plus Subscription-With Family Sharing, Exclusive Coffee-Table Book, and Other Perks
The Atlantic launched Premium Plus, a $199 tier offering four-person sharing, an exclusive scrapbook, a colorful tote, and expanded subscriber benefits.
fromwww.zacks.com
2 months agoHow The New York Times' Digital Bundle Strategy Is Winning Subscribers
The New York Times Company's (NYT - Free Report) digital bundle strategy has proved effective in attracting and retaining subscribers. In the third quarter of 2025, the company added about 460,000 net digital-only subscribers, bringing total subscribers to 12.33 million. This growth was driven by bundle and multiproduct additions, as well as other single-product offerings. Bundle and multiproduct subscribers reached 6.27 million at the end of the quarter, representing 51% of the total subscriber base.
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fromDigiday
6 months agoHow The New York Times is betting on a new family plan to grow its digital subscriber base and revenue
Subscription bundles have been the driving force behind The New York Times' digital subscription growth. In a recent earnings call, New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said at least 50% of its subscribers are paying for a bundled subscription or for multiple product subscriptions, "which is important because those subscribers engage more, stay longer and pay more over time," she said.
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