After the editor of News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., proposed that news sites charge micropayments for users who wish to comment on their stories, the Editor’s Desk blog follows up. The media experts interviewed seem skeptical of the idea, which might limit public discourse. At best, they say it would work only for a few online sites.
You can read the Editors’ Desk post on their blog..
Postscript (7/13/10): This week, The Sun Chronicle, a news website that had begun charging for users to comment returned to a free platform for its users.