• Reuters, Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:18 PM

The Wall Street Journal soon will begin charging people to read the paper on BlackBerrys and other mobile devices. The move is the latest attempt to make more money from an increasingly popular way for people to access their news.

The Journal will start charging for mobile access "in one to two months," says the paper's owner Rupert Murdoch. Under the plan, people who do not subscribe to the Journal would pay $2 a week for mobile access, and subscribers would pay $1 per week. Subscribers to both the print and online version of the paper will get mobile for free.

Charging for mobile access is one of the boldest ways yet that a U.S. newspaper has tried to increase revenue. Murdoch also says that his company is mulling options such as selling subscriptions and pay- per-view for Hulu, the online video site founded by News Corp and NBC Universal.

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