More Papers Require Registration
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What do the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune have in common? They all require you to divulge personal information (like name, address, phone number and ethnicity) before reading their stories online.
Some newspapers ask for more information than others. Some require registration only for certain stories. But mandatory registration is rapidly becoming the norm.
Registration is a way to generate revenue, according to Dwight Silverman, online news editor for HoustonChronicle.com.