As We Transition

As we transition away from newspapers and toward online news journals, we may stop to consider whether we agree with the position taken by Sara Stein Lichtman of New York. She likes the content she's getting in newspapers and is glad to spend money to get the paper rather than look for the newspaper online, avoid paying anything for the news and, in so doing, contribute to the demise of the newspaper. Read her Letter to the Editor of the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/opinion/l13news.html?ref=todayspaper

I expect the NY Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers will begin partnering with internet providers. The news providers will be able to provide news to subscribers on a "for your eyes only" basis. Subscribers will not be able to redistribute any portion of the news that the owners/providers of the news don't want redistributed.