Comments on: PCUK/Harris Poll: Quarter Of Times Readers Likely To Pay Online

By: Jamie Lickfold

Jamie Lickfold — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:19:28 +0000

This is very skewed. There is only one answer for ‘no I won’t be paying’ and four possible answers for ‘yes I will’

Given that there is no answer for ‘probably not’ (which could be more or less mapped to ‘somewhat likely’) and no answer for ‘i don’t know/undecided’ (mappable to fairly likely) the conclusion I would draw is that about 6% might pay.

By: janfromgeelongaustralia

janfromgeelongaustralia — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:38:08 +0000

As a retiree on a limited income in Australia, I won’t be subscribing to The Times. I like to read what takes my fancy with online news sites, not to be locked into some sort of paid for set pattern, like pay tv, which I don’t use either.

I’ll really miss the content, but there are many other sites where I can find something similar.

I’m looking forward to seeing how The Times’ change of direction pans out,

Jan from Geelong, Australia

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:39:04 +0000

I shall be reading the Guardian or BBC News from now on. It does not bother me these 2 minute “exclusive” news stories.

By: Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:51:10 +0000

Indeed, it’s only as a survey that I’ve presented it.

By: Terry Purvis

Terry Purvis — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:46:11 +0000

The results of a survey are only ever the results of a survey and so attempting to use them as some sort of factual declaration of consumer intent in this context is a pointless exercise.