Trouble in Paradise? How the Struggles of Two Hawaiian Paywalls Reflect Larger Industry Trends

Posted Friday, July 24, 2015 10:33 am

Joseph Lichterman | NiemanLab

It was billed as the Pugnacious Polynesian Paywall Punch-Up. Honolulu Civil Beat, a local news site backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, launched in 2010 with an ad-free business model built on digital subscriptions. About a year later, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser put up a paywall of its own. The move set up a showdown between the two news organizations as they competed for subscribers.

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Trouble in Paradise? How the Struggles of Two Hawaiian Paywalls Reflect Larger Industry Trends

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