Talking Points Memo and Why Membership is Better Than a Paywall

October 5, 2012

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Many newspapers and media outlets are implementing paywalls in a desperate attempt to generate revenue, but some players — including the political blog network Talking Points Memo — are offering their readers a membership-with-benefits experience instead. It’s an approach that more media players should probably consider.

As should be obvious to anyone who has even glanced at the newspaper business recently, much of the media industry is gripped by paywall fever,...

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Source: GigaOm

Companies Mentioned:

	Amazon.com		Atlantic Inc.		Financial Times
	The New York Times		The Washington Post

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