Still think free access to news is the way for newspapers and magazines to thrive in the digital age? By my count three of the top ten "news" sites produce no news - Google, Yahoo and MSNBC. And another four are TV network sites, who do very little original reporting. There are only three newspaper companies on the list. Explain to me again how sharing the content that newspapers produce with anyone who wants to rip it off is going to help newspapers by driving traffic?

Jul 23-09