Mr. Murdoch, Tear Down This (Pay)Wall!

Alright. The latest smoke signals out of Dow Jones indicate that Rupert Murdoch wants to make the online Wall Street Journal free. No more paywall? Reuters (who had their own Rupe run-in recently) reports from the Communicopia Conference:

He reiterated his proposal to make the Wall Street Journal‘s Web site free, rejecting criticism that it would hurt the newspaper. Analysts have said a free wsj.com could be a risky move as the site is a rare Internet property that has managed to attract paying customers.

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