Famous newspapers are going broke right and left, or at least cutting back. But in this Nieman Journalism Lab post, industry analyst Ken Doctor says there are some causes for optimism. The rising popularity of tablets is one: "People like to read news on the tablet. They read more of it, from known sources, for longer periods. If the news industry were just stable, euphoria would be in order, but since it’s not, this astounding turnaround ... has been underappreciated."
