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| Websites start charging for news | Websites start charging for news |
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| One of the UK's biggest newspaper firms is starting to limit access to online content from six of its titles. | One of the UK's biggest newspaper firms is starting to limit access to online content from six of its titles. |
| The Johnston Press websites will either ask users to pay £5 for a three-month subscription to read the full articles or direct them to buy the newspapers. | The Johnston Press websites will either ask users to pay £5 for a three-month subscription to read the full articles or direct them to buy the newspapers. |
| English sites in the pilot scheme are those of the Worksop Guardian, the Ripley & Heanor News, the Whitby Gazette and Northumberland Gazette. | |
| In Scotland, the Carrick Gazette and Southern Reporter are taking part. | |
| The Scotsman, also published by Johnston, operates a similar system for readers wishing to view "premium content" on its site. | The Scotsman, also published by Johnston, operates a similar system for readers wishing to view "premium content" on its site. |
| Johnston, which owns more than 300 papers across Britain and has suffered from a drop in advertising revenues, says the introduction of "paywalls" is an experiment to assess the impact of charging for content. | Johnston, which owns more than 300 papers across Britain and has suffered from a drop in advertising revenues, says the introduction of "paywalls" is an experiment to assess the impact of charging for content. |
| It is the first regional publisher in the UK to trial asking readers to pay for its online news. | It is the first regional publisher in the UK to trial asking readers to pay for its online news. |
| The Financial Times charges a subscription for full access to its web content. | The Financial Times charges a subscription for full access to its web content. |
| Earlier this month, News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch said he would try to block Google from using news content from his companies. | |
| Mr Murdoch has previously said that the websites of his news organisations would begin charging for access. | Mr Murdoch has previously said that the websites of his news organisations would begin charging for access. |