Reuters and the Paid News/Free News Debate

From Matthew Ingram comes this write-up about Reuters and their decision to shut down their ambitious ‘Reuters Next’ online service. As the article explains, the decision “stems from an ongoing conflict between the money-making subscription business and the money-losing consumer web operation.” In other words, Reuters makes its money not by a showrooom-esque web service [...]

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