CNN, one of the most visited news sites in the world, announced Tuesday that visitors will soon have to pay to view the website.
CNN.com will implement a paywall, asking visitors to pay $3.99 a month or a discounted rate of $29.99 a year to access its news content.
The subscription will include unlimited visits to the news site, exclusive election features, original documentaries, a curated daily selection of their most distinctive journalism and fewer digital ads, according to Alex MacCallum, CNN’s executive vice president of digital products and services.
Users will be asked to subscribe after accessing several free stories.
Some CNN content, including the CNN homepage, breaking news live stories, standalone video pages and sponsored articles, will remain fully accessible without a subscription, according to MacCallum.
Numerous news outlets have implemented paywalls over the years after traditional revenue models for the news industry changed.
The New York Times is widely considered to have the most successful digital news subscription.