I suspect the answer is probably going to be as follows: Original content in the form of features, investigative journalism and opinion pieces might manage to

I suspect the answer is probably going to be as follows: Original content in the form of features, investigative journalism and opinion pieces might manage to survive with a model like microtransactions or subscriptions. News (as in the generic 'here's what happened today' kind), is probably as good as dead, at least as far as being a product with any value goes. This is doubly true of any niche where any Tom, Dick or Harry could write about current events, like the tech world, gaming, sports or celebrity gossip. Which bodes poorly for the average newspaper, but likely isn't as much of an issue for something like The Economist.