Merely transferring the content of existing newspapers online and expecting payment won't work because they are two separate business concepts.

It is usually a mistake to reject something merely because it has been tried before and didn't work.

Merely transferring the content of existing newspapers online and expecting payment won't work because they are two separate business concepts.

It is useless to put news agency stories behind the paid curtain because they are available in thousands of other places that will be free.

What most news people don't comprehend is that most of the public are not heavy information seekers - unlike journalists and the smaller portion of the population that is socially, politically and economically active.

Charging for news online won't work if what is provided is the same as is available elsewhere.

The biggest challenge for newspapers has been that the public has far more choices for news, information, and diversion than in the past.