Nieman Lab·2026-04-01

The nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune is ready to tear down its paywall

After two years of planning, there s finally a date. Well, okay, a month : May. That s when the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah s largest newspaper, will drop its paywall . Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required, wrote CEO and executive editor Lauren Gustus in a note to subscribers . We ve been telling you about this shift

After two years of planning, there s finally a date. Well, okay, a month : May. That s when the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah s largest newspaper, will drop its paywall . Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required, wrote CEO and executive editor Lauren Gustus in a note to subscribers . We ve been telling you about this shift

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