Murdoch won't make all of online 'WSJ' free

Posted on ZDNet News: Jan 24, 2008 10:28:00 AM

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free.

Dow Jones has begun opening access to some previously paid-for items just weeks after the $5.6 billion buyout by News Corp. But Murdoch told a panel at the World Economic Forum annual meeting that there would still be limits.

"The really specialized (material) giving the greatest insights--that will still be a subscription service," he said. WSJ.com is one of the Web's most successful subscription businesses, with a $99 annual charge.

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