The Beijing Daily Messenger, one of the Chinese capital's most popular newspapers, switched yesterday from a retail and subscription model to become Beijing's first freesheet. Earlier this year the paper moved its agenda away from hard news to entertainment. The move to being a free could have political rather than commercial reasons. (Via Editors' weblog/Danwei /Interfax)
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