Cute Dude

I want to pay for reading New York Times

I have already declared my intention not to pay for Wall Street Journal if it starts charging, but I like the idea that the New York Times is considering (details below).  After all, I do listen frequently to NPR and feel great making a donation each year.  I would love the idea of having my own page on the Times website where I can post my commentary and provide links to my blogs.

Mr. Keller described the second proposal as a “membership” system. In this model, readers pledge money to the site and are invited into a “New York Times community.” You write a check, you get a baseball cap or a T-shirt (if it’s like Channel Thirteen, a tote bag!), an invite to Times event, or perhaps, like The Economist, access to specialized content on the Web. He said he wouldn’t even be opposed to offering a donor access to a Page One editorial meeting as long as it doesn’t affect the paper competitively.