R.I. paper charging more for Web than print

The Newport (R.I.) Daily News began charging more than twice as much for Web access as it does for its print edition, according to a story posted by the Nieman Journalism Lab.
The paper is charging readers $345 a year to access its Web content, as opposed to $145 for its printed edition. The goal, according to Publisher Albert K. Sherman Jr., is to persuade readers to continue to pick up the printed product.
Nieman said it’s too early to determine if the experiment will work, but that two weeks after the e-edition became available, the paper’s Web site attracted 1,500 visitors a day. That dropped to 500 when free registration was required.