[gowld]

NYT literally gives away some content for free and charges for the rest.

NYT doesn't charge per article; they charge for tiers of access.

[JumpCrisscross]

> NYT literally gives away some content for free and charges for the rest

Yes. Not half.

[Drew_]

And not 0 either - meaning your numbers and thesis are wrong. The NYT is a successful publication using a "hybrid" model. In fact, basically every publication is.