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>>uptown+(OP)
"Reuters.com will remain free for a preview period, but will require users to register after five stories. It is not immediately clear when it will begin charging."

Reuters reporting about Reuters in the third person is amusing. "We asked ourselves when we would begin charging but we didn't know."

>>bombca+u6
Does anyone pay for these kind of sites? I just can’t imagine doing it. I already have streaming subscriptions I just cannot imagine paying for news. I know that is a problem for the internet and journalism in general but what person will buy a Reuters sub? I can maybe see a NY Times sub or WSJ for some people but it has to be the best of the best. And still I personally wouldn’t do it. I don’t need to know news. It’s likely the news will make me feel worse, as opposed to my streaming subscriptions which will make me feel better.

>>JohnJa+Ld
They seem to be aiming at professionals, although it also says they're after their current audience, whatever that is.

> the newly revamped Reuters.com www.reuters.com is hoping to attract professional audiences prepared to pay $34.99 per month for a deeper level of coverage and data on industry verticals