The NYT's David Carr wrapped up many of the developments in the continuing struggle about the online business model for U.S. newspapers. His conclusion:

Digital evangelists rightfully heap scorn on newspapers that leveraged monopolies into huge profits without investing for a day they knew would come, but newspapers have walked back the cat on the cost side as far as they can. Their gaze will inevitably turn toward consumers and the portals that serve them. The reckoning is at hand.