Goodbye free NYT editorials access: I just tried to read Maureen Dowd’s column at The New York Times and found it’s no longer possible unless you’re a print version subscriber or purchase TimesSelect for $49.95/yr.
Found this press release:
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 16, 2005–The New York Times announced today a new online offering called TimesSelect, which for a modest fee will provide exclusive access to Op-Ed and news columnists on NYTimes.com, easy and in-depth access to The Times’s online archives, early access to select articles on the site, as well as other exciting features.
While most of the news, features and multi-media on NYTimes.com will remain free and available to users, the work of Op-Ed columnists and some of the best known voices from the news side of The Times and The International Herald Tribune (IHT) will be available only to TimesSelect subscribers beginning in September. Home-delivery subscribers will automatically receive TimesSelect as part of their benefits. TimesSelect will be priced at $49.95 for an annual subscription.