Arianna Says 'New York Times' Paywall 'Isn't Working'

Huffington also compares blogging for free to watching TV

Arianna Huffington has made yet another public jab at The New York Times—this time going after the paywall.

During a luncheon address at a Gilt Groupe conference in New York, Huffington, according to Women's Wear Daily, said, “The New York Times paywall isn’t working. It is so hedged and has so many exceptions that it should be called a hedge wall, not a paywall.” She added that a site like the Times’ cannot successfully shift from free to paid content.

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