The papers will rise again, in new, unexpected forms. Numb minds breed twitchy fingers. The modern media, the infotainment, is hollow. It delivers ads, minus substance, which leads to boredom. And some people will start to crave real information, from people with integrity who earn their reader's trust, and see it as their most valuable asset. I can't name a media pundit who's earned my trust, except, perhaps John Stewart. He will speak the truth, as he sees it. The rest of them are all full of horse shit. And I can name a Seattle paper with cojones and integrity: The Stranger.

Want to branch out? Hire the best and brightest investigative journalists! A few just got laid off, after all, and will work for cheap. Many of the same people who love Dan Savage want the real meat on issues that matter, like urban poverty, education, drug abuse, the Duwamish, and, yes, even pygmy goats.