The Times and Transcript

[Dan Lirette]

So much for the online free version. But there's always the conservative Metro Moncton News at http://www.metromonctonnews.com

[BristolUK]

Moncton News brings a balanced view and does so with a conservative edge.

Isn't that a bit contradictory? 

[BristolUK]

Was this thread something to do with the T&T website diverting you to the TJ site instead?

What's that about?

[Downes]

The Times & Transcript - and all of Irving's online news properties - have gone behind a paywall hosted at the Telegraph Journal.

Readers are welcome to join us at the Moncton Free Press - http://monctonfreepress.ca - which will be formally launching in a few days. The Moncton Free Press is a media coop which is owned and managed by the community as a whole. Everyone is welcome to join and contribute articles.

[willie c wuddle]

Paywall? Does this mean the T&T is going to start paying us to read it?  Hee hee. Sorry Bristol, I couldn't resist it. 

[BristolUK]

The Times & Transcript - and all of Irving's online news properties - have gone behind a paywall hosted at the Telegraph Journal.

Hmmm. Sounds like they might be making a mistake. Did they do any research?

In Montreal I was a subscriber to the Gazette. That subscription gave me full access to their website.

Until now, the T&T site was free. To all. As  subscriber to the paper any comments I posted were not subject to pre-moderation.

In my experience (which may not be great) a subscription to a newspaper has included access to that paper's website; or at least a reduced rate.

Stand alone charges are not high. The UK Times, for example, charges less than $13. A National newspaper. 7 days a week. And they expect to charge $20 in addition to what people are paying for the paper?

Fat chance of that. The local paper provides vital information. Being able to make the odd comment on the T&T site was fun. But not worth $20.

Are they, perhaps, winding down the newspaper and hoping people will sign up for the web version?

[irishrick]

for a local paper to think it can charge that kind of money makes you think it is government run ...

[BristolUK]

Finally they have actually made an announcement.

The monthly subscription to the paper itself is $16.06.

Apparently the paper and the website will be $16.95. That's actually a very good deal given the improvements to the website. The news is to be updated during the day whereas before it was not updated...even over a weekend.

So less than 90c for the improvement.

Who would pay nearly $20 for just the site when they can get newspaper delivery and the site for less?

[Flutterby]

for a local paper to think it can charge that kind of money makes you think it is government run ...

Nope, Irving run....worse!

[proggy]

This paywall is a terrible idea even the New York Times (which was one the first to implement it) gives ways to get around it.
Adds should be enough to support an online newspaper ,anyways it won`t get one black penny from me

[Notme]

use your library card  , sign in at the library and get the paper on the internet for free

[willie c wuddle]

Good idea except sometimes you have to wait hours to use one of their computers.

[BristolUK]

Or just accept that $16 is a fantasticly good rate to pay for the newspaper each month, having someone deliver it in all weathers so you don't even need to collect it and then pay the extra 90c for the apparently improved website.

I suppose it depends what you want from your news.

There's plenty for national and world news but not much for Moncton. There's News 91.9 which is a sort of "in brief" and there's CBC NB which gives a bit.

Otherwise, there's TV and then a couple of sites where the "news" will be of the sort that Useta disseminates.

The T&T is at least informative as far as Moncton goes. It's just like the local (evening) paper back in Bristol. Not the best, but essential.

[proggy]

Good idea except sometimes you have to wait hours to use one of their computers.

Seeing i`m in Quebec City that might not work for me .
edit woops replied to the wrong post sorry this was for notmme and his library sugestion 

[Notme]

Good idea except sometimes you have to wait hours to use one of their computers.

you do not have to go to the library     use this

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