Everyone in the news industry seems to be talking about charging for news content – again. It seems so 2001 (remember when economy last tanked and the online ad market swooned).
Of course, whenever such discussion starts, people inevitably start to assess the experience of The Wall Street Journal’s subscription model, regardless of their level of knowledge or depth of understanding. Quite a few of my former Journal colleagues have weighed in on the subject, but I think even they’re still missing some key elements.