paidContent:UK: Guardian’s paywall warning ‘sounds like B.S’ to Murdoch
February 3rd, 2010Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Online Journalism
paidContent:UK has a report from yesterday’s News Corp. conference call in which CEO Rupert Murdoch brushed off a paywall warning made by Alan Rusbridger last week. Murdoch hadn’t read the Guardian editor’s Hugh Cudlipp speech but when asked what he made of its content, said: “I think that sounds like B.S. to me.”
In regards to paywall progression at the Times, Murdoch said:
“We’re looking at various alternatives – and I don’t think we’re ready to announce yet …We’re in the midst of a lot of talks with a lot of people that are coming to a head – and you’ll hear a lot more from us in the next two months.”
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