In the past few days, two large media companies – Time Warner and Newsday (Cablevision) – have announced that they are either moving towards or are seriously considering restricting access to their content on the Internet. In the case of Time Warner, CEO Jeff Bewkes suggested that only existing subscribers (through cable, telco or DBS …

The Rocky Mountain News ceasing operations after nearly 150 years. The San Francisco Chronicle possibly soon following. Other daily newspapers cutting back delivery of copies in certain areas and not publishing on certain days. Hundreds of newspapers being forced to cut back on their reporting staffs. Could any of these cutbacks in service been avoided?
The …