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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Herald titles charge for online access

Two Glasgow-based newspapers, The Herald and the Sunday Herald, are to charge readers for access to their websites.

Users will be able to read 10 articles for free over each four-week period. If they wish to read more, they will have to pay. Think of it as low paywall!

The charge is £1 for the first four weeks and then £2.99 after that.

The Herald titles are owned by Newsquest/Gannett. The company's digital director, Mark Smith, said: "Our research shows that most of our users are happy to pay for something they value...

"We also believe it's important that quality journalism by Scots and for Scots exists and prospers in the digital environment."

The Herald's print sales have been falling steadily for the last couple of years. At the last count, in October, the daily sold 45,813, 13.3% down on the year. The Sunday title sold 28,990, down 31.5%.

Sources: allmediaScotland/BBC

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