It seems the tide is turning out there in digital media land, with the clearer thinkers understanding that newspapers will certainly survive. The reality is that newspapers gather information, check it for accuracy, and package it in a fashion that is convenient and helpful for the consumer. In the past newspapers have delivered this “content” physically on an ink on paper vehicle. Now they will deliver it digitally as well. This gathering, checking and packaging process has tremendous value to the consumer.

And the reason newspapers will survive - and prosper - in the digital age is becoming more and more apparent. It is because there is too much information available on the web.

Consider this for a minute… you can search up anything you want on the web and find thousands of websites and blogs with millions of bits of information and “facts.” What you don’t know is whether the information is actually correct, or if it is being posted by a twelve year old kid in his bedroom, or a political hack promoting his special cause.

Newspapers cut through the information overload and present the consumer with correct and timely information in a convenient package. What newspapers aren’t doing yet - at least very well - is presenting the package in a digital format. But it’s coming.