New York Times, Wall Street Journal Take Down Paywalls for Hurricane Sandy

The New York Times suspended the paywall on its site and apps Sunday afternoon, as people turn to online news outlets to get more information about Hurricane Sandy. The storm is scheduled to make landfall in New Jersey Monday night.

The paywall was taken down at 3 p.m. on Sunday, a NYT spokesperson confirmed to Mashable. Visitors will be able to access all content on the site without restriction -- not just storm coverage -- "until the weather emergency is over," the spokesperson said.

Typically, non-subscribers are limited to 10 free articles per month, although there are some ways around that restriction. The paywall is lifted on a case-by-case basis, a Times spokesperson tol…
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