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MURDOCH'S BIG GAMBLE: WE'LL CHARGE FOR ALL OUR NEWS SITES!
http://drudgereport.com/ ^ | 08/05/09 | Drudge

Posted on 08/05/2009 3:03:12 PM PDT by markedmannerf

MURDOCH: 'WE PLAN TO CHARGE FOR ALL OF OUR NEWS SITES'...

'WE WILL START CHARGING FOR FOXNEWS.COM'...

Q. WILL YOU SHUT DOWN ANY OF YOUR NEWSPAPERS?'

A. 'ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE... BUT NO PLANS FOR IT'

FOXNEWS PROFIT 50% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR...

VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW JAMES CAMERON FILM...

(Excerpt) Read more at drudgereport.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drudge; ecommerce; fox; foxnews; fpx; murcoch; murdoch; newscorp; rupert
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1 posted on 08/05/2009 3:03:15 PM PDT by markedmannerf
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To: markedmannerf

Bye Bye


2 posted on 08/05/2009 3:04:10 PM PDT by listenhillary (90% of our problems could be resolved with a government 10% of the size it is now.)
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Link to story now: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/News-Corp-to-charge-for-all-news-websites-pd20090806-UMS5P?OpenDocument
3 posted on 08/05/2009 3:06:27 PM PDT by markedmannerf
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To: markedmannerf

Sorry...0Buma took all my money...Guess I won’t be watching FOX anymore.


4 posted on 08/05/2009 3:06:35 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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To: markedmannerf

That site is awful anyway. It’s not worth the hassle even when it’s free.


5 posted on 08/05/2009 3:07:22 PM PDT by jennyjenny
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This is ridiculous!


6 posted on 08/05/2009 3:07:27 PM PDT by markedmannerf
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To: markedmannerf

No loss there. I don’t much like that site anyway.


7 posted on 08/05/2009 3:07:59 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (Another day, another injury, another step closer...)
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To: markedmannerf

If I were in a position to charge people for access to my page I would. Viva la Capitalism.


8 posted on 08/05/2009 3:08:30 PM PDT by SoDak (Molon Labe)
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To: markedmannerf

What about the chattering masses?

Is it ... “Let them eat cake”?


9 posted on 08/05/2009 3:08:47 PM PDT by OldNavyVet
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To: markedmannerf

Go for it Rupert!

New York Times went down that road...for a while.


10 posted on 08/05/2009 3:08:52 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: markedmannerf

I only watch FNC on cable tv...not the PC.


11 posted on 08/05/2009 3:09:03 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: markedmannerf

...Good luck with that....

Personally, I think you’re going to lose much more than you will gain, Mr Murdock.


12 posted on 08/05/2009 3:09:21 PM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi!)
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To: markedmannerf

I was saying bye bye to news sites that require payment.


13 posted on 08/05/2009 3:09:24 PM PDT by listenhillary (90% of our problems could be resolved with a government 10% of the size it is now.)
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To: markedmannerf

They’ve got one of the most poorly designed and generally useless websites in the world. Nobody is going to pay for that.


14 posted on 08/05/2009 3:10:04 PM PDT by discostu (Somehow mister reliable was not where he was supposed to be)
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To: markedmannerf

Bwahahaha! The Fox News website is atrocious. I don’t go there right now even though it is free.


15 posted on 08/05/2009 3:10:22 PM PDT by rom (Israel got Saul before they got David. Where's our David?)
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To: markedmannerf

Bye bye Foxnews.com. Too bad.


16 posted on 08/05/2009 3:10:31 PM PDT by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.. I am Jim Thompson.)
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To: markedmannerf

[watch CJ turn to FR for 100% of her news UNLESS Jim Thompson decides to start charging a fee!!!]


17 posted on 08/05/2009 3:11:22 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: markedmannerf

I seldom visit the Fox News site and can guarantee Murdoch that I will never visit it again.


18 posted on 08/05/2009 3:11:31 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: markedmannerf

The WSJ is less than half of it’s original size since Murdock’s takeover. I bet the paperboys are having trouble even tossing that thing on a windy day...


19 posted on 08/05/2009 3:11:44 PM PDT by KansasCanadian (Joe the Plumber is the man!)
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They already charge for there radio podcasts. Isnt that enough? http://www.foxnewsradio.com/2008/12/29/free-premium-podcasts/#channel
20 posted on 08/05/2009 3:12:25 PM PDT by markedmannerf
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