Clearly the Economist is confident that online readers or non-subscribers like me will subscribe to the print edition once they implement their newest policy. They think their articles are so outstanding that readers cannot live without reading it. They believe readers won't find such great articles in other print media's free online subscription such as Newsweek and The New York Times.
They are right. It's unfortunate for readers that the media have different style of writing and biased. We, readers, choose media that conform our values, beliefs, and tastes. The media is political. Thus we have preferences. We even subscribe to several media to keep our perspectives balanced. Now we do our own "cover both sides" because the media no longer did.
Anyway, let's see if the Economist will survive with such policy. I'd be glad if they can, but still grumbling when I read that publisher's email.
You're right, ganyang the Economist!! hehe... but on the second thought, i believe this is a mode of survival; what's on their mind is: pay or perish.The FEER is dead; and really nobody knows how long that London-based newspaper (that appears as magazine) will survive.
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