Today there were three interesting stories floating around the web that in some way involved the business of video journalism. First of all, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by Peter Kann discussing that newspaper’s early decision to start charging for their online content. Though “expert’s say it’s too late to charge” for many other major newspapers today, the Wall Street Journal was an early advocate for charging for online content.I can see the attractiveness in the inherently faulty business model that Kann currently sees in effect for many newspapers across the country. The idea of charging for a lackluster print product, and giving a better, multimedia product away for free doesn’t seem to make sense. I, do, however, think there is a benefit of having a set collection of articles to read for a day. That’s probably just my OCD nature needing organization though. Also, is it ironic that this article about charging for online content can be read online for free? Anyone? More after the jump.
