steve40 - 6:20 pm on Nov 26, 2004 (gmt 0)

As somebody who obtains most news from the net , but as a preference I prefer reading in print version the WSJ as it takes me away from the PC and allows me to read a much wider range of articles and information than i would otherwise

News media will change over time and online reading of news by visitors can supply a new source of revenue with the advent of contextual advertising,
The difficulty for the news industry is balancing the experience of the reader to the amount of advertising on the site ,

I have seen good and bad implementaions on some of the major news sites around the world with many news sites implementing the type and amount of advertising that was placed on web sites 3 years ago and possibly alienating the visitor

The advantages to moving to online news distibution is the savings obtained by the cost of distribution and we may find that the paper based news for those who wish to continue and have major preferences will increase in price over time.

just my jottings
steve