New York Times Launches Paywall.

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   The New York Times announced Thursday that it will begin charging readers for online access to its content, marking a dramatic shift in the relationship that a news outlet with the largest online readership in the country will have to the Web.
   It will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28 for the rest of the world. This move has been in the works for over a year.
   Sulzberger said that readers will be allowed to access 20 articles a month for free. After that, they will have to subscribe to get access to further content, both for the paper's website and for its smartphone app. There are three pricing plans for people to choose from; at each pricing level, the level of access readers have to the paper's content increases. The cheapest costs $15 per month. The most costly plan costs $35 per month, and allows unlimited access to the Times' website, smartphone and tablet apps. People who subscribe to the print edition of the paper will also have unlimited access.
   These details largely conform to earlier reports on how the paywall would work. The Times had made it clear that it did not want to mimic the total paywalls put into effect by papers such as Most readers will likely not go past the 20-article-a-month limit.

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