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May 19, 2010updated 23 Aug 2022 7:23pm

Audio: Rusbridger versus Witherow on the great paywall debate

By Dominic wireposts

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger went head to head with Sunday Times editor John Witherow last night in a live discussion recorded for today’s Media Show on Radio 4.

It was a fascinating insight into the debate around charging for news online as The Times and Sunday Times get set to launch Operation Paywall.

Rusbridger remains convinced that his ad-funded free model can work while Witherow is determined to save his title’s journalism by making readers pay for it online.

It’s a fascinating debate and one that anyone who works in journalism has a vested interest in.

One thing we can all agree on is, let’s hope one of them is right.

Click here to listen to it. Or here to go to Media Show podcasts homepage.

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