'NYT' Ends Pay Policy on Web Site

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NEW YORK The Web site of The New York Times is ending its practice of walling off part of its offerings in a pay channel, TimesSelect.

The shift to fully free will become effective at midnight Tuesday. The Times online archives will also be free.

An article posted on the site said this is “reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site.”

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