Article: Akron Beacon Journal debuts its digital double; Newspaper now available in full on web site.(News)(Brief Article)

Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND

Readers of the Akron Beacon Journal no longer will be able to bypass the advertising by reading its contents online - the newspaper now is on the Internet in full - ads, photos and all.

Beacon Journal Digital, at www.ohio.com/beaconjournaldigital, was launched in late August. It's a big departure from traditional online newspaper sites featuring headlines that act as links to the day's stories but have few photos, graphics or ads.

Now everything in the day's paper can be found online in what amounts to a photocopy of the print edition, said Dave Adams, consumer marketing manager at the Akron Beacon Journal. Some online ...

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