This is exactly the problem. After 5 years in newspapers and being very tech-oriented, I cannot see a way that any major newspaper company (McClatchy, Gannett,

This is exactly the problem. After 5 years in newspapers and being very tech-oriented, I cannot see a way that any major newspaper company (McClatchy, Gannett, et. al.) will be able to transition print revenues to online profitability. The print model is the heart and soul of every newspaper out there, and profiting in online news (or at all, for that matter) is not as straightforward as simply turning off the presses or 'improving' web content.