Lee Enterprises -- owner of the Quad City Times -- rolled out paywalls for its Montana and Wyoming online newspaper sites August 1.
Even print newspaper subscribers will face charges for online access after a limit of between 15 to 20 page views a month. The charge for print subscribers ($1.95 to $2.95 per month) would be less than online only subscribers ($5 to $6.95 per month).
The online news sites' homepage, obituaries, ad content, calendars, photo galleries, classifieds and videos would not count toward the page view limits.
The newspaper sites implementing the online subscriptions include The Billings Gazette, The Missoulian, The Casper Star Tribune, the Montana Standard and the Helena Independent Record.
“Charging to view our online content recognizes the investment we’re making to bring news and advertising to readers in the format they prefer — be it on newsprint, your home computer, your mobile phone or other portable devices,” Billings Gazette Publisher Mike Gulledge wrote newspaper readers in announcing the paywalls.
For more details on the online subscriptions, CLICK HERE.
