Online paid news service launched by leading newspapers

NEW YORK | Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:23am EST



(Reuters) - A personalized news service funded by New York Times Co., Washington Post Co., and Gannett Co launched on Tuesday in an attempt to get readers to pay for online news.

Ongo, which received $12 million in funding from the three newspaper publishers, delivers news from a variety of sources starting at $7 a month. http://www.ongo.com/

The basic subscription plan includes articles from the Associated Press, the Washington Post, USA Today and select stories from the New York Times and Pearson PLC's Financial Times. Users can add titles, such as the Guardian and the Detroit Free Press, for 99 cents a month for each additional source.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70O3WK20110125

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