Howard Kurtz : Washington Post , other news outlets , may soon charge for online access . He says news organizations erred in giving news away free for so long to keep up . He says Post needs revenue but digital ads don ' t bring as much as those from print circulation . Kurtz : The Internet is changing the way we consume information and how people get their news.
Howard Kurtz : Washington Post , other news outlets , may soon charge for online access . He says news organizations erred in giving news away free for so long to keep up . He says Post needs revenue but digital ads don ' t bring as much as those from print circulation . Kurtz : News organizations ' cuts have diminished newsgathering -- it 's time to pay for journalism .