What's Black & White And Going Out Of Business?

It truly pains my heart to write this, but newspapers have become the ugly cousin of media's mediums. I would love to feel bad for their woes and label them the victim of an ever changing ADD type nation. Unfortunately, this would be a lie. They are not victims, they are poor business models and our democracy is going to suffer for it.
What did they think was going to happen when they started putting their entire paper up on the internet for free? Ad dollars can only sustain you for so long when you're just giving the whole cow away. Now don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy this era of free, get it as soon as you want it news, but it has crippled journalism. Newspapers are on life support, they are the Terry Schiavo of media and it's not a matter of if they will disappear, but how quickly.
Some might argue that jouralism just has to evolve with the times, that just like anything else the news will soon adapt and find other fruitful ways to present itself.
To that I urge caution...Because until that time comes there will be no next Woodward and Bernstein. The quality of investigative, watchdog journalism will be virtually non-existent. There will be no money to insure Big Brother keeps in line or Big Business doesn't steal your money and then your homes. There will be no eye in the sky and perhaps there is no scarier truth.
So do your part. Save a paper. Bailout this ugly cousin before it's too late.