A possible revolution in the news industry was announced yesterday. Rupert Murdoch said that his News Corporation plans to charge users of their online newspapers - these include The Sun, The News of the World and The Times. This is a very controversial move, with opinion divided on whether it will work or not. Murdoch feels that users will be willing to pay for quality and unique content. This could have a massive impact on the future content on paid for news sites. Murdoch places a heavy emphasis on the need for 'scoops', whether they be celebrity or political. Could this mean an increase in libel and privacy cases or even more frequent use of illegal news gathering methods like phone-hacking?
No comments:
Post a Comment