Buffett-Owned Richmond Times-Dispatch Introduces Paywall

By: Andrew Beaujon | Poynter

“Giving away content online no longer can be sustained,” Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch Publisher Tom Silvestri writes in a letter to readers. “Not if we want to be around for another 160-plus years serving the Richmond region and Virginia with the kind of news reporting that makes a difference and advertising deals that delight.”