Newspapers Raise Online Prices, Offer Less Free Access

Newspapers are strengthening their paywalls, raising prices for digital subscriptions while reducing the number of stories people can read before having to pay. According to the latest research from Press+, the average price of a monthly digital subscription has increased 40 percent since July 2011, though just five percent in the last six months. Moreover, 35 percent of Press+ affiliates have restricted their readers to five or fewer articles per month, and 77 percent allow 10 or fewer.