The trade magazine will now offer unlimited use of its web site as part of a £74 per year subscription package to the print publication, with a password-protected area for members.
Some content will still be available free-of-charge, including the jobs section, contacts and freelance directory.
"It's an economic decision," said Ian Reeves, editor of the Press Gazette. "Our subscribers are paying for a publication that's free on the internet, which isn't entirely fair. This way, we can make our readers happy and boost our print sales."
Emap Construction made a leap into subscription-only viewing at the end of 2002, charging for some of its content for the online editions of Architects' Journal, Construction News and New Civil Engineer Titles (see http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/story522.html ).
After a four-year run on the internet, Mr Reeves feels it is now time to move on. "People are beginning to realise that the days of a free lunch on the internet are coming to an end."
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