
"Anybodywhotellsyoutheyknowwhatthenewsbusinesswilllooklikein5yearsiseitherlyingordelusional",saysDanGross,theex-SeniorNewsEditoratNewsweek.Onceonetheworld'slargestprintpublications,Newsweekdroppedtheprintsideofitsbusinessandwentonlineattheendof2012.Butwhatwassupposedtobeadecisivestepintothe21stCenturyturnedintoacautionarytale.AsNewsweekwentunder,thepopularwisdomthatonlineisthefuturewasn'trealised.AspublisherChristianvonThillopointsout,therealityisthatprintisnotdeadyet."It'snotthatpeopledon'tbuynewspapersanymore,It'sjustsomepeople'sbusinessmodelsdon'tworkanymore."NowthebaneofmodernnewspapershasbecomeaggregatorsiteslikeTheHuffingtonPost,whichmakemoneyfromotherpeople'scontent."It'stheft,puretheft",saysVandermeerschangrily.Andonceeverythinghasbeenmadefreeitisveryhardtoturnbackthetide."We'relikeabutcherwhohasgivenfreemeat...WrittenbyAnonymous