<story><title>For only the second time in our history the ownership of The Economist changes</title><url>http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21660919-only-second-time-our-history-ownership-economist-changes-new-chapter</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>plg</author><text>The Economist is a prime example of how for-pay curated content can work and can work well to serve a market... a wide market.&lt;p&gt;Can you imagine, just imagine, how craptastic The Economist would be if it were &amp;quot;free&amp;quot; and all you had to do was endure curated advertisements?&lt;p&gt;PS I would pay extra if they would stop stapling in those cardboard subscription cards in the middle of the (print) issue.&lt;p&gt;PPS I feel the same way about the NY Times---worth paying for---although they have gone so broad recently that I&amp;#x27;m worried they&amp;#x27;re becoming unfocused, trying to appeal to too many at once.</text></comment>
<story><title>For only the second time in our history the ownership of The Economist changes</title><url>http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21660919-only-second-time-our-history-ownership-economist-changes-new-chapter</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>osipovas</author><text>My life has changed for the better since subscribing to the Economist in 2011. For me, it&amp;#x27;s not about paying for content (which is great) but for the &amp;#x27;feeling of being informed&amp;#x27;.&lt;p&gt;After reading each issue I feel informed about what is going on around the world. This has sparked many conversations with people from around the world.&lt;p&gt;I hope that following this transition that &amp;#x27;feeling of being informed&amp;#x27; will not go away and I have no reason to suspect it would.&lt;p&gt;If only I had local and regional news at such a calibre...</text></comment>