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ARLnow is supported by advertising, primarily from local businesses. Some have suggested that ARLnow should consider a reader-supported subscription model instead. While it's highly unlikely that we would change our business model, we wanted to see what you think about it in theory.

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* 1. What do you think of the idea of requiring a $5/month subscription to read ARLnow articles?

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* 2. Would you be more likely to subscribe for $5 month if any of the following were offered to subscribers?

  Not at all A little bit more likely A lot more likely
Fewer ads
Breaking news alerts via text or email
Special discounts at restaurants, retailers and service providers
Expanded night and weekend news coverage and features
A concierge service for connecting subscribers with trusted local service providers 
Access to exclusive subscriber events and news discussions
In 2016, ARLnow launched our first podcast, an interview program called 26 Square Miles. Though our resources are limited, we are considering options for doing more with multimedia in 2017. The following questions address that.

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* 3. If you've listened to our podcast, how would you rate it?

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* 4. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate your interest in the following? (1 = Not interested, 5 = Very interested)

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Podcast episodes that focus on discussing and analyzing news stories (in addition to the current interview-centric podcast episodes)
Live video from breaking news events
Video of reporters discussing certain news stories, adding details and analysis
More embedded video in our sponsored posts (tours of new apartments, chats with business owners, etc.)
More video on our Facebook page, in general
More photo galleries
Using captions in photo galleries to summarize the story, for those who do not want to read the entire article
Adding illustrations, art or editorial cartoons to our articles
More content for our just-launched Instagram account
An ARLnow Snapchat account
Documentary-style video for certain stories
A live webcam overlooking the Clarendon Metro station

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* 5. Finally, tell us what you'd like to see us improve in general and/or what we're doing right that we should keep doing.

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