Would you pay $2 per week for news on your phone?

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Permalink Reply by Arik Flanders on September 16, 2009 at 9:11am

Absolutely not!

There are too many other (free) resources out there, where I can gain accurate and timely content, relating to my interests.

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Permalink Reply by Brett J, on September 16, 2009 at 10:08am

No way. The way journalism is these days, I'll find somewhere free. Or just not care. The news is never positive. They always focus on the negativeness of society.

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Permalink Reply by Parke Ladd on September 16, 2009 at 1:06pm

The great thing about content is that if people are willing to pay for it, than it is probably good. If no one is willing to pay for it, regardless if they can get similar content else where, than your content is no good. If the WSJ added value to enough peoples lives, they would all pay for it. In most cases, through most mediums, if news disappeared, no one would care.

I love local news that showcases stories and people that I live and work and play with every day. I find value in learning more about my own personal community and what is relevant to them. That is the kind of news that I would pay for.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen James on September 16, 2009 at 1:57pm

I doubt they'd let me pipe it into Yahoo Pipes or FeedHub before spitted it back out to me, but I get my main news from podcasts anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Leah Barr on September 16, 2009 at 2:27pm

Short answer? Nope, I sure wouldn't.

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Permalink Reply by Jeb Banner on September 16, 2009 at 8:23pm

no, but I would pay something less to get something more as long as the transaction was painless ala App Store.
Maybe buying the Sunday NYT via the app store for a buck. I could go for that from time to time.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Ball on September 16, 2009 at 8:50pm

Nope.

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Permalink Reply by John Cannon on September 19, 2009 at 10:47pm

Heck no! As a nation, we are innundated (sp?) with news all day long with the radio, television, newspaper (for those who still read it), online articles, tweets, events and every where we turn. Why pay for it? I already feel like I get too much news! lol

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Permalink Reply by Paul Worthey Jr on September 20, 2009 at 12:57pm

No way!!

With the way the economy is I cant believe they are considering this idea. People do not want to spend extra money on things like that.

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