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Reflections of a Newsosaur: Miami Herald abandons ‘tip jar’ idea

Alan D Mutter reports on the Miami Herald’s abandoned tip jar scheme, a short-lived attempt to collect voluntary donations from its readers. But the scheme has now been pulled.

Did the comments put the paper off the idea?

“Yeah, I’m going to tip a for-profit business,” said a commenter identified as lucky0111. “I’d rather burn my money.”

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