Comments on: What I was told when I asked about blogs joining the PCC http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/11/19/what-i-was-told-when-i-asked-about-blogs-joining-the-pcc/ This is a conversation. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:09:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt Wardman http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/11/19/what-i-was-told-when-i-asked-about-blogs-joining-the-pcc/comment-page-1/#comment-189172 Matt Wardman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:33:04 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3901#comment-189172 >“I am afraid I am unable to answer the question of cost, as it depends on the circulation of the newspaper [sic]. As you can imagine, it would vary from publication to publication. The issue there is whether the PCC system of assessing "circulation" can take account of the different economics of smaller circulation websites. For the ABCe circulation audits, the starting point for costs is several thousand - partly as a result of their costs, but also due to a high starting point for the first tier of circulation levels. >“I am afraid I am unable to answer the question of cost, as it depends on the circulation of the newspaper [sic]. As you can imagine, it would vary from publication to publication.

The issue there is whether the PCC system of assessing “circulation” can take account of the different economics of smaller circulation websites.

For the ABCe circulation audits, the starting point for costs is several thousand – partly as a result of their costs, but also due to a high starting point for the first tier of circulation levels.

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