Analyzing the New York Times Paywall Subscriber Numbers

Earlier today we told you how the New York Times released the first stats since its paywall launched, and like most people, we thought over 100,000 subscribers was pretty good. However, not everyone is so optimistic.

Nieman Journalism Lab did some raining on our parade with a post involving a comparison of Times Select, the Times’ first attempt at a paywall, and the new paywall. The bottom line, according to the post: The initial numbers are good, but patience is needed.

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