Indeed. The newspaper industry has recently started to behave more like the recording industry. They are claiming that they are entitled to governmental protection from online competition; and so spend lots of time and effort in trying to win favors from Congress and money from the likes of Google. This time and effort would be much better spent on coming up with new and innovative ways to add value to their news offering in an increasingly competitive market. This may involve recruiting organizations such as this one to educate people on how to differentiate news from noise. However, this would be a tiny step. As cliche as it sounds, some outside-the-box thinking is required in order for this “business” to stick around. If they fail to adjust to this fundamental shift in the market, they need only look at the RIAA, which is in its death throes, trying to protect their old, and now-failed business model.