Is The WSJ.com Pushing Their Luck By Increasing Their Fees Again?

from the too-much,-too-fast? dept

We've written in the past about how the Wall Street Journal risks losing relevance as it has taken itself out of the online discussion, just as more and more readers realize they can do without it, but it appears that some of the decision makers there are trying to push things as far as they can go, by continually raising the prices for access to the WSJ.com, causing more people to wonder whether or not it's still worth paying. It seems that the WSJ is caught in some sort of bind, right now. It wants to experiment more and join back in with the online conversation by doing things like having an occasional free story -- but the business folks are only looking at the bottom line and not the big picture. The reporting is still top notch in most cases, but the value may be decreasing as it doesn't allow itself to be part of the conversation.
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  • identicon
    randdickson, 3 Oct 2005 @ 11:36am

    i'm outta here

    Yep, I'm not renewing. I don't get $100 worth of use from it.

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    • identicon
      Neosin, 3 Oct 2005 @ 3:43pm

      Re: i'm outta here

      who cares about WSJ... come on.

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      • identicon
        Director Mitch, 3 Oct 2005 @ 5:51pm

        Re: i'm outta here

        I think part of the WSJ reasoning is that people will be able to expense it to their company, or write it off as a business expense. I think they are fooling themselves.

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      • identicon
        Sam Owens, 4 Oct 2005 @ 12:11pm

        Re: i'm outta here

        I care. They are a good paper. If you don't just say you don't. Leave the blanket in the closet

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