Louis Hau at Forbes noted that the Financial Times, which has typically made most of its editorial content available online to subscribers only, has recently begun offering more free access on its Internet site.
“The Wall Street Journal, which charges a $99 annual subscription fee for its Web site, has previously offered free access for a day or a week at a time to encourage more readers to subscribe. But the Times hasn’t publicized the suddenly widened access at FT.com, which suggests that the move, even if it’s temporary, isn’t part of a mere promotion.
“So what’s going on? A Times spokeswoman in New York declined to comment. One possible clue: the Times owns 50% of the British newsweekly The Economist, which last year increased the number of free articles available on its Web site.”
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