Jason K. suggests that news providers do something collectively to lead rather than be trampled. I agree. But charging for content isn't the answer. Who will pay the freight? We will. How remains to be seen. In the short term I'd pay to see my local paper on my computer desktops, blackberry, etc. with the same strength and impact it used to have when it hit my driveway. Whether this is even possible remains to be seen as well. Glad to know that so many of us still care.

I'm reading tomorrow's NYTimes tonight using TimesReader. It works for me. I can do this because I pay for a subscription to Sunday only paper delivery which is cheaper than paying for electronic only delivery. I have little buttons on my Blackberry that take me to free content (good enough is good enough) from Salon Magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Washington Post..

I check the Charlotte Observer on the Web at least several times a day in addition to sometimes picking up the subscription paper copy out of my driveway to smell the ever dwindling newsprint and hold on it as long as I can. Something is happening and I'm not sure how to pin it down. We are in the midst of a sea change that is happening whether we like it, love it or hate it.