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12/30/12

Media: Newspapers around the world clamping down on free digital content - by Simon Houpt

Maybe the Mayans were actually big fans of reading online newspapers for free: While 2012 didn’t usher in the end of the world, the world of free online reading began to shrink sharply, as dozens of North American newspapers erected or announced plans to erect paywalls around their content.

Which means 2013 could be a make-or-break year for many in the industry, as they scramble for alternative streams of revenue to make up for lost print advertising.

Note EU-Digest: This trend is expected to continue around the world in 2013.

Read more: Newspapers clamping down on free digital content - The Globe and Mail

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