Online Visits to Vt. Daily Plummet After Paywall Erected

Image via WikipediaWCAX-TV's Website reports that The Rutland Herald, which plans to debut a revamped Website in the coming weeks, has seen monthly page views drop to 2.4 million from 3.9 million since it erected a paywall last October.

Vermont Community Media (VCM), which owns both the Herald and The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, charges online subscribers $2.99 a week. VermontToday.com, a free community news site also owned by VCM, will also receive a Website makeover in the months ahead, according to WCAX.