I wish you luck, honestly. But I disagree with most of the premises you outline. Why sit and read a newspaper, full of items that someone else picked for you,

I wish you luck, honestly. But I disagree with most of the premises you outline. Why sit and read a newspaper, full of items that someone else picked for you, when you can read a news feed that you've tailored specifically to your interests? Because the New York Times has a better handle on what's going on in the world today than I do? I want to be informed about what's going on out there, and every day at least once I read something interesting in the Times that didn't meet some pre-defined "interest" of mine. News producers are looking for a way to be a well-paid journalist without having to restrict themselves to a single publication. Really? I think most staffers are happy not to be free-lancers. "In a way, you can think of the recording industry's model as a subscription-based one -- in that they expect people to pay for access to content on an ongoing basis -- and look at how that's gone for them." Huh? How is the recording industry's model even remotely like a subscription one? Are you still in the "Columbia House Record & Tape Club" or something?