The Future of Newspapers: Gazing into the Crystal Kindle Ball

Well it looks like at least one person is keeping a positive outlook on the future of newspapers. She even seems to have some “ideas.” Who is this crazy Pollyanna? Well that would be new WaPo publisher Katharine Weymouth (she was recently profiled by Lloyd Grove for Portfolio) who appeared rather upbeat when she spoke with On the Media the other day about the future of the industry. Here’s some of what she had to say.