The TimesOnline Goes Offline Today

Today is the day The Times disappears behind a paywall. The formerly free online presence of the “Thunderer,” the TimesOnline, is now dark and has been replaced by two new websites: thetimes.co.uk and thesundaytimes.co.uk. Visitors to those sites will be greeted with an invitation to register for a free preview for the month of June and then to subscribe for a fee.

The Times new online presence [click to enlarge]

Those who want free online news from the U.K. might now visit The Guardian, which seems to have embraced the opposite approach to the difficulties posed by the internet.