Holdthefrontpage: Johnston Press to charge for online regional news

HoldTheFrontPage reports it has seen an internal memo indicating that Johnston Press is to introduce a paid-for news model, beginning on some sites from Monday:

“Managers have told staff that JP intends to roll-out the paid-for model across the company in line with what they are calling ‘industry moves in this area to find a sustainable business model going forward.'”

Johnston Press ‘has declined to comment publicly on the plan’ HTFP reports.

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