Sheffield’s daily newspaper The Star is to implement a permanent metered paywall on its website following a trial at two of its sister titles.
The newspaper has announced the introduction of a subscription model on its site, which will allow readers to access five free articles per week before being asked to pay.
The Editor, Nancy Fielder, said that the addition of the metered paywall will result in fewer adverts on the site for users, whilst enabling the site’s journalists to continue reporting the news and “focus on factual storytelling”.
JPIMedia, who owns The Star, announced in May that the model was being implemented on a trial basis on the websites of both Blackpool daily The Gazette and Portsmouth daily The News.
The new subscription cost will be £1 per month for the first three months and £2 per week thereafter. An annual subscription will be priced at £78.