Japan's The Nikkei prepares to erect paywall
Posted by Leah McBride Mensching on March 18, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Nikkei Inc., the Japanese
newspaper publisher of Japan's five largest newspapers, has announced it
will launch a paid digital edition for its business daily, the Nihon
Keizai Shimbun (known as The Nikkei), on March 23.Access to the publisher's previous newspaper website, Nikkei Net was free of charge. However, after March 23, access to part of the content of the new website will be limited to paid subscribers only, The Asahi Shimbun reports.
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newspaper publisher of Japan's five largest newspapers, has announced it
will launch a paid digital edition for its business daily, the Nihon
Keizai Shimbun (known as The Nikkei), on March 23.<br /><br />Access
to the publisher's previous newspaper website, Nikkei Net was
free of charge. However, after March 23, access to part of the content
of the new website will be limited to paid subscribers only, <a href="../../newspaper/2010/01/japanese_newspaper_drops_evening_edition.php#more">The
Asahi Shimbun reports</a>.<br /><br />For more on this story, visit our sister publication, <a href="http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2010/03/japans_the_nikkei_prepares_to_erect_payw.php">editorsweblog.org</a>.<br /> &title=Japan's The Nikkei prepares to erect paywall){kind=link}
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