The Wall Street Journal famously has a successful non-free website. That's probably related to the fact that they're a business publication--those seem to be a

The Wall Street Journal famously has a successful non-free website. That's probably related to the fact that they're a business publication--those seem to be able to get away more easily with charging for website access--but at least it's one success (we'll see if they make more money on it when Murdoch takes it free). There are definitely things people will pay for online. It's just that most newspapers haven't figured out what.