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Irish Indo online survey

  • 13-01-2010 9:40am
    #1
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭


    While I don't like the Indo, I do browse the website from time to time and noticed today that there was a survey to be filled out.

    The survey begins by asking [paraphrased]
    1) What country to you want to read news about (I access the site from the UK so maybe this survey is different in Ireland)
    2) year of birth
    3) Does the main income provider in your household work 30+ hours, 8-29 hrs, ...
    4) What type of employment do they have
    5) If the Indo started to charge for the site, what would you do
    6) Have you ever paid for news online
    7) What would you be prepared to pay for (articles, columnists, etc)

    So...looks like the Indo is following many other online sites in thinking of charging for news.

    To be honest, when the Irish Times was charging for news I just read the Indo website (despite hating it), if the Indo start charging, I'll just read something else.

    So, would you pay for online news?


Comments

  • #2
    deisebabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭deisebabe


    I started reading the Indo when Irishtimes were charging and still check the site daily out of habit. Didn't see that survey but I'd say most papers are thinking along these lines. But No, I wouldn't pay to access news that I can get free elsewhere.

    Its only the national news that I'd be interested in from the Irish papers. As long as one site gives me those stories for free I wouldn't consider paying. I assume rte can't charge us for the news since we already pay for it via the TV licence. I'd like to know what the situation is there though - does anyone?!


  • #3
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    deisebabe wrote: »
    I started reading the Indo when Irishtimes were charging and still check the site daily out of habit. Didn't see that survey but I'd say most papers are thinking along these lines. But No, I wouldn't pay to access news that I can get free elsewhere.

    Its only the national news that I'd be interested in from the Irish papers. As long as one site gives me those stories for free I wouldn't consider paying. I assume rte can't charge us for the news since we already pay for it via the TV licence. I'd like to know what the situation is there though - does anyone?!

    I was the same as you, started reading the Indo online when the Irish Times were charging...now that the Times is free I check both.

    I don't know what the situation is with RTÉ charging for online news and if the license fee covers that or not but RTÉ news online is pretty atrocious imo. Very basic, no real detail and no analysis. :)


  • #4
    IronMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭IronMan


    The Independent website has some good content, but the design is absolutely awful. Pay for the thing? No.


  • #5
    tipperaryboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 952 ✭✭✭tipperaryboy


    IronMan wrote: »
    The Independent website has some good content, but the design is absolutely awful. Pay for the thing? No.
    If they gave a good full proper redesign it would be really good site but i cant see that happening anytime soon


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