Digital Newspapers Don't Have a Monopoly on Paywalls

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ABC Cincinnati affiliate WCPO-TV, the flagship station of E.W.Scripps Co., will erect a paywall in 2014 for its online content, according to Poynter.org.

Poynter.org cites a NetNewsCheck post indicating WCPO has boosted its digital reporting presence by adding 30 editorial staffers. E.W. Scripps announced last year plans to erect paywalls for its newspaper holdings, which number 14. Overall, roughly 41 percent of the nation's daily newspapers have paywalls, according to Digital First Media.