— Ryan Haggerty
The Wall Street Journal
Began: 1996
What you get: Full online access for $1.99 per week for the first year, $3.99 a week after that.
The New York Times’ TimesSelect program
Began: September 2005. It ended two years later
What you got: People who didn’t subscribe to the print edition could access columnists’ work and the paper’s archives for $7.95 per month or $49.95 per year. Print subscribers received TimesSelect at no additional charge.
The New York Times’ digital subscriptions
Began: March 28
What you get: Unlimited access to the paper’s website for $15 a month. People who don’t buy a digital subscription can access 20 online articles for free per month.
Crain’s Chicago Business
Began: Not available
What you get: $29.95 per year for full online access for print subscribers; $79 per year for everyone else. Daily online news content is free to all readers, but only digital subscribers can read the online version of the weekly print edition.
Six Lee Enterprises newspapers in Montana and Wyoming
Began: Aug. 1
What you get: Free access to a certain number of stories before having to pay a fee. The number of free stories and the fees vary from paper to paper, ranging from $10 per year to $69.50 per year. The fees are lower for people who subscribe to the print edition.
Daily Herald
Begins: Wednesday
What you get: Print subscribers will get full online access for an additional $1 per week. People who don’t subscribe to the print edition will get full online access for $19.99 per month.
SOURCES: Tribune archives, nyt.com, dailyherald.com, buy.wsj.com, chicagobusiness.com, missoulian.com, paidcontent.org
