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highplainsdem

(52,852 posts)
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 09:47 AM Oct 1

CNN launches a digital paywall, charging some users to read articles for the first time

Source: CNN

CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access.

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“Starting today, we are asking users in the United States to pay a small recurring fee for unlimited access to CNN.com’s world-class articles,” Alex MacCallum, CNN’s executive vice president of digital products and services, wrote in a memo outlining the plan.

The average visitor to CNN’s website, who may only read a few articles a month, will not be prompted to pay at this time. “Only after users consume a certain number of free articles will they be prompted to subscribe,” MacCallum explained. “In addition to unlimited access to CNN.com’s articles, subscribers will receive benefits like exclusive election features, original documentaries, a curated daily selection of our most distinctive journalism, and fewer digital ads.”

MacCallum and her boss Mark Thompson, the chairman and chief executive of CNN, are both veterans of The New York Times, which is widely envied in the news business for its success in converting online readers and gamers into paying subscribers.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/media/cnn-launch-digital-subscription-paywall/index.html

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CNN launches a digital paywall, charging some users to read articles for the first time (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 1 OP
The days of free internet becomes less and less every jimfields33 Oct 1 #1
Ten years? More like ten days. dchill Oct 1 #15
😂 true. jimfields33 Oct 1 #21
I rarely, if all, link to them. Dennis Donovan Oct 1 #2
They also get income from the cable carriers, per subscriber. But now they're dealing with cord cutters. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 1 #4
Ad revenue is down Qutzupalotl Oct 1 #24
Gonna lose their shirts.... Happy Hoosier Oct 1 #3
Right there with ya! PortTack Oct 1 #13
"...facile crap..." dchill Oct 1 #17
That'll show 'em MichMan Oct 1 #38
Good! NEOH Oct 1 #5
So people that are already paying CNN through Cable sub are supposed to pay them even more? Jacson6 Oct 1 #6
CNN makes plenty of money off cable and TV world wide. iemanja Oct 1 #7
A great philospher once said: bigmonk Oct 1 #8
Bender Rodriguez? ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 1 #11
My favorite philosopher! Dave Bowman Oct 1 #28
Pay good money to see Jake Krapper melt before donald dump? wolfie001 Oct 1 #9
Not worth it for many users IronLionZion Oct 1 #10
I ain't payin' shit ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 1 #12
I won't miss it because I don't look at their website ever ! kimbutgar Oct 1 #14
So now they want to charge for fake news? mdbl Oct 1 #16
chances of me paying cnn to read thier website moonshinegnomie Oct 1 #18
Not worth one penny. dalton99a Oct 1 #19
I would pay... Biglinda 52 Oct 1 #20
Another corporate board with the simple demand BaronChocula Oct 1 #22
App deleted Pas-de-Calais Oct 1 #23
We have a paid online subscription to ONLY the Washington Post and Consumer Reports * Oopsie Daisy Oct 1 #25
They don't make enough money?.................. Lovie777 Oct 1 #26
Not one thin dime. Ever. /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 1 #27
Lol, no. Dave Bowman Oct 1 #29
WBD is losing money and the stock is tanking Mosby Oct 1 #30
You can still read them for free onandup Oct 1 #31
For the nth time, when all authentic content is paywalled, most will see lies, conspiracy theories and hate speech usonian Oct 1 #32
Why the fuck would I do that? Basso8vb Oct 1 #33
I use incognito mode with the Brave browser and defeat most paywalls. n/t totodeinhere Oct 1 #34
Charge away CNN...haven't been to your POS website since the phony Trump RIGGED Bengus81 Oct 1 #35
CN who?? milestogo Oct 1 #36
Their website is a tabloid. Will never subscribe Bristlecone Oct 1 #37

jimfields33

(19,345 posts)
1. The days of free internet becomes less and less every
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 09:49 AM
Oct 1

day that passes. In ten years, we’ll probably have to pay for every site we visit.

Dennis Donovan

(27,556 posts)
2. I rarely, if all, link to them.
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 09:50 AM
Oct 1

They sell ads on their network as well as their website. That should be enough. They're getting greedy.

thesquanderer

(12,394 posts)
4. They also get income from the cable carriers, per subscriber. But now they're dealing with cord cutters. (n/t)
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 10:03 AM
Oct 1

Jacson6

(857 posts)
6. So people that are already paying CNN through Cable sub are supposed to pay them even more?
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 10:09 AM
Oct 1

I think very few people actually use the CNN pop up spam ad web site anyway.

iemanja

(54,939 posts)
7. CNN makes plenty of money off cable and TV world wide.
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 10:22 AM
Oct 1

They aren't a newspaper with limited revenue. I don't think this will work out for them.

bigmonk

(91 posts)
8. A great philospher once said:
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 10:38 AM
Oct 1

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ...

No. Wait. You're serious!

HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!!!!

IronLionZion

(47,140 posts)
10. Not worth it for many users
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 10:41 AM
Oct 1

lots of viewers look at CNN because it's free, not because of the quality of their reporting.

Oopsie Daisy

(4,559 posts)
25. We have a paid online subscription to ONLY the Washington Post and Consumer Reports *
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 03:03 PM
Oct 1

* and AARP online magazine.

CNN can kiss my ass. ----- I wonder if they'll stop posting videos on Youtube.

Mosby

(17,659 posts)
30. WBD is losing money and the stock is tanking
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 03:23 PM
Oct 1

They just posted a 10 billion dollar loss. Some of it is related to video games.

WSJ

WBD

usonian

(14,703 posts)
32. For the nth time, when all authentic content is paywalled, most will see lies, conspiracy theories and hate speech
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 03:30 PM
Oct 1

WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE FREE.

The Digital Divide grows wider every day.

Do you remember when cable TV was going to be ad-free, because you paid for it?
No matter what people claim, they will go to a pay-me and subscribe model.

PAY ME



Bengus81

(7,510 posts)
35. Charge away CNN...haven't been to your POS website since the phony Trump RIGGED
Tue Oct 1, 2024, 04:19 PM
Oct 1

town hall. Fake questions,fake audience...everything FAKED by CNN.


FUCK YOU ASSHATS!!

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