Advertising, Marketing & PR  July 2, 2019

Yes, Virginia, we do need a paywall

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DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.

Some of my little friends say there is no need for a paywall.

Papa says, ‘If you see it in BizWest, it’s so.’

Please tell me the truth; is there a need for a paywall?

VIRGINIA O’HANLON

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the false assumptions of the digital age. They believe that what they see online must be free. They think that news content springs out of the ether into their little minds, emerging magically from some digital Santa…

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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