In my dreamworld the changing economics of the news industry, and newspapers in particular, would cause media outlets to spend less space covering extremely low

In my dreamworld the changing economics of the news industry, and newspapers in particular, would cause media outlets to spend less space covering extremely low-bar "entertainment" stories, less time regurgitating stories without adding anything of value, and basically stop the unquestioning reporting of what some spokesperson, official or otherwise, wishes to appear in print. The outlets that will survive, and probably even thrive, are those that provide indepth, insightful and investigative coverage into the events of the world. (As a bonus - these are the types of articles that ARE copyrightable!). I mean why would I pay to read about celebrity reactions to Paula leaving American Idol* when I can go to one of a zillion other sites and read basically the same story for free? (* This is currently on the front page of washingtonpost.com, I kid you not)