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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
It's that they want a paywall AND they want the same kind of constant publicity that goes with being a free news source online. They want people to link to their site, to drive new eyeballs to their adverts, to quote NY Times articles to each other to encourage more readers.
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I do think this is a big part of the issue as well-but I think at least part of it is driven not just by publicity (or profit), but because the NY Times understands that for many it is considered a valuable news source, and they are still trying to balance out the need to be available as a source, and to survive. But maybe I just put more faith in their motives than others.