If you’ve been a reader of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from your mobile device you may not like what News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch said at a Goldman Sachs conference. According to a Reuters report, Murdoch stated that the newspaper is expected to begin charging for mobile access in one to two months. News Corp owns the Wall Street Journal in addition to other news properties such as the Fox News Network.
The article states that mobile access is expected to cost $2 a week for those who don’t already subscriber to the WSJ and $1 a week for those who do. Those who subscribe to both the print and online version of the paper will be able to get mobile access for free. The Wall Street Journal already charges for access to news over its traditional website.
This is not unexpected news, especially when you consider that the mobile access to WSJ news was a back door around the subcription required to read the articles from a PC. Honestly, I would expect more newspapers to take on the WSJ model. Though advertising revenue may be making a come back newspapers need to refill their coffers after taking a bath due to falling subscriptions and revenues.
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