tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post5844200182618053325..comments2024-03-28T17:49:01.125+00:00Comments on Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness: Important for newspapers that Times paywall worksOwen Polleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-86817120049502967802010-06-25T18:40:06.797+01:002010-06-25T18:40:06.797+01:00It was an arrogant clumsy approach to the pay-per-...It was an arrogant clumsy approach to the pay-per-news internet, but enough about Murdock. I’ve been developing ‘open source’ for many years and this stems from my own need to know all things technology, and therefore share freely so that it can be developed further. No matter what they do there will always be those who will have access to all areas; there will always be people who will then bump these ‘open’ areas onto others for free. <br /><br />I can fully understand the need for companies to make profit and while paying reporters to dig in the nation’s dirt might be repulsive to some, people must also remember that some of that dirt is the grime surrounding MP’s expenses and all that came with it.<br /><br />So yes, if you can afford to pay for your news and you wish to do so, then why not.<br /><br />We're living in a media world and I'm a ma-ma-ma media girl.....Sickboyhttp://Sickboy.Netnoreply@blogger.com