Another piece for Wednesday's class

The conference I'm attending online had a keynote yesterday where the question was posed - Newspapers have been blind sided and decimated by the changes from without - mostly Internet alternatives. Is Higher Ed next? The piece below from earlier this year is kind of a Paul Revere's ride. Regarding mental models, the issue is whether the message is getting through.

Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky via kwout