1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online?
I disagree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online. The BBC isn't the only way people can receive news, if they don't receive it from the BBC then they'll just go else where, they could potentially get news from non-newspaper sites such as twitter or Facebook or Yahoo! News or they could receive professional journalist reviews and news from sites such as The Guardian. Also the BBC was created for the public, to serve the public and their remit. They'll be unable to properly fulfil their services and their remit if they are behind a paywall.
2) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times, The Sun) behind a pay-wall?
I believe that Rupert Murdoch had every right to put his news content online behind a pay-wall, he had a USP of the up-to-date seconds of goals, he has over 140,000 paying digital subscribers who are willing to pay for this service, it's not necessary but some hardcore fans are willing to pay for it, it would make up for any loss in profits that NewsCorp may have made due to the decline in newspaper circulation and sales as well as advertising revenue. If readers wish to receive free news then there are plenty of other sites that they could potentially use.
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