If an on-line paper is published, keep it in the print format with expandible windows so us old timers with poor eyesight (but lots of mopney) can read in comfort. BTW, try holding your monitor up while drinking that latte!
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With that in mind, I have to say that newsprint is most definitely on its way out. Paying for news directly also seems to be on its way out.

However I want to be clear on my outlook. News is not a commodity, we need journalism, and we need it locally. I have never and will never subscribe to the Strib in print, but I visit the website at least ten times daily. For background on who I am, I’m 24, college educated, office job, and live in the metro.

I believe the way we are going to keep the Strib alive is to develop a business plan that cuts the cord on distributing the physical paper itself. It’s an expense that we don’t need.
If I were to dive further into my suggestions, I would recommend diving head-first into new media (twitter, facebook, and the like). Media is having a rebirth, and journalists will find a way into this new era, but these times are dark. We’ve got to address tomorrows media today. We need to anticipate where media is going, and adapt to it before we have to. Having a standalone webpage is valuable, but it doesn’t address the greater sea-change at hand. We have to make our best educated guess as to where media is headed, and take risks. If we don’t adapt, the Strib is doomed.

So lets roll up our sleeves, and get our hands dirty.

I think print can survive, but preserving the newsroom must remain the goal. As stated on the previous comment, the people suffer from the loss of reporting.

I’m hopeful the L3C thing works out, and I truly hope it saves the print format. Though I believe newspapers need a severely updated and otherwise very different model inside and out. I saw far too much mismanagement and glacial change in my newsroom experience. That MUST change.

Anyway, I am going to embrace this group. I’m pulling for you!

Citizens have much less information about government and business, the particular governments and businesses that affect their daily lives. This lack of information makes democracy much more difficult. It allows those who would abuse and misuse the public trust less likely to get caught.

I’m for any form of organization that meets the challenge, though I have reservations about L3C status, not for the Strib, but for the probability of its misuse.

I’d jettison the presses and the roles of newsprint, phase out the circulation staff and go strictly online. I’d charge for this service in a way that reflected those saved costs.

Disintermediation is only a problem if you’re not taking advantage of it yourself.