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Media News, Midwest

Chicago Sun-Times drops its paywall. Will other local newspapers follow?

  • By Sharon Walsh
  • October 13, 2022

It was big news in January when nonprofit WBEZ radio in Chicago acquired the Chicago Sun-Times, raising $61 million.

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To paywall or not? Young readers provide the answer

  • By Jackie Spinner
  • October 6, 2022

A few years ago, while preparing to teach a copy editing course for the first time, I stumbled across.

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