Ind.news Forum

A lot of Advertising in today's paper! It was almost funny. I suppose they can get away with doing that every now and again. I wonder what sky would have to pay for a spread like that?

Just wondering when the next set of results are to be released?

A paywall works very well if you have a smart TV.

I really believe that you have to pay for the news. Newspapers have to send reporters into the field to get the news and you do not do that for free. Also opinions cost money as well. It is impossible to get any stockbroker opinion without signing up and paying for it. I know people say the news is out there on the internet, but more and more that type of news is just stuff you can hear on the TV or radio. People are no longer going to give anything away that costs them money to get.

I think one of the answers to a paywall is to have articles from writers that do not publish for anyone else. For example I brought the Phoenix magazine just to read what moneybags had to say about INM. It was the only article that I read and I paid nearly three euro to do so. Say if Paul Kimmage to use another example had a paywall of fifty cent to read his thoughts on the Tour de France, I would gladly pay it. To take it a step further if Shane Ross, David Mcwilliams, and Paul Kimmage had articles giving their opinion on a topic, I would pay to buy the online paper

I image what they will do is add more content to the site and make it more interesting and then after a while, put up a paywall.

I suppose this is his chance to prove his ability on a bigger stage. He may not be a big name, but sometimes people given the chance can show that they are more than able for the job. . I suppose if you were a soccer team you can buy a well known player for big money, or go with a player with potential

You are right. The website should have the story first and in full. Once it is typed it can be put on line, well ahead of the printed paper

I think the pay wall is the way to go. People already pay two euro for the daily paper even though they already know the news. It is the extra comments on matters that they like to read. More and more news is going behind pay walls, which is only fair really, as the papers have to go out and get the news and you do not do that for free. What you can read on the internet for free is either outdated and something you already know.

It is very hard to find the real detail in any news on the Internet unless you pay for it.