Robert Picard: "Charging for news online won't work if what is provided is the same as is available elsewhere. Consequently the content provided will have to change along with the revenue model used. 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. Similarly it is no use to try to get readers to pay for simple news stories that were also covered by 50 other journalists. The only way pay will work is if something valuable that people want to get is offered and it can’t be found elsewhere." Read More...