Wednesday Exposition

Roman high street reopens to visitors after more than 20 years – Guardian.

Bloomsbury signs agreement with National Archives – Telegraph. I hope this means material in the archive will be more accessible. I'm not sure how they're working out the copyright issues though.

Almost all media in Slovakia goes behind a single paywall – Roy Greenslade. It will be really interesting to see if this united front pays off. I think language will play a big part in this. English is too widely written to allow for a paywall like this.

British Library buys poet's 40,000 emails – Independent.

Arizona turns against the Tea Party – Independent. I think the headline is premature. The legislature went full-on Birther, creating a standard of documentation that meant no one in Arizona would able to run for the presidency. They may have pulled back a bit, but Trump is still getting mileage out of Birtherism.

Finally, in honour of Elisabeth Sladen: