graeme_p - 4:28 pm on Jan 1, 2010 (gmt 0)

Google essentially wants the hard labors of any professional journalist for free

Is rewriting press releases and government announcements such hard work? Its not as if journalists do any fact checking, investigation or worthwhile analysis these days.

Even if 95 % of all newspapers refuse to let themselves be indexed the other 5% can crack the dam

Which proces they have no unique content worth paying for. Sites like the FT and the New Scientist do get people to pay because the content is worth it.

What type of journalism do you expect from Adsense sites and blogs.

The blogs I read are better than the newspapers I used to read.