B
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24%
24% -- paywall adoption rate for US daily newspapers with circulation over 25,000 (2011)
24% of surveyed US daily newspapers with circulation over 25,000 are already charging for online access.
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Value
24%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2011
Entity
Sample Size
1,400
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
60
Freshness
95
Source
Nieman Journalism Lab
Primary
Tier B
http://www.editorsweblog.org/2011/05/17/paywalls-at-small-newspapers ↗
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Editors Weblog
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Nieman Journalism Lab
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Methodology
Same survey of almost 1,400 small/mid-size daily US newspapers; share already charging for online access. Data reported via Nieman Journalism Lab.
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 (current) | 24% | |
| 2026 | 24% | 0% |
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Industrymarketing
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US daily newspapers with circulation over 25,000: 24% paywall adoption rate. Source: Nieman Journalism Lab (2011). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/newspapers-over-25k-charging-online-2011
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