Newspapers Decided To Step Down Their Online Presence To Drive Hardcopy Sales And Curb Piracy. Bad Idea

By Farai Mudzingwa

Herald, Newsday and Daily News recently decided to stop publishing full stories on their online platforms. Maybe the publishers believe this move will prevent online publications from stealing content from their sites since the information will now only be available in their physical publication. This is also to drive sales for physical papers according to a journalist on Twitter.

Is this wise?

The move to shun digital platforms and embrace hard copies seems to be an ill-thought out move for a number of reasons. Firstly, the newspapers are only available for a $1 so if online publications are making money from …read more

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