My point was just that it's still the mindset of those in the newspaper business that their goal is to create an "Web newspaper," which I find similar to wondering a few decades ago whether jet fighters could ever become "flying tanks."
I don't think consumers will find much value in a 'real' Web newspaper, because the web has so much more to offer. Real-time news, real-time sports scores, live video feeds, user interaction, the list goes on and on. Newspapers have always been an imperfect media outlet restricted by their medium and distribution. The Internet promises to alleviate many of these issues. This is why I believe it is quaint to hope that we will someday have "real Web newspapers."
When news reports were first brought to television, they often consisted of an anchor at a desk simply "speaking" the news to the viewers. Now, television news has taken on its own format that's very different from the printed format -- events are relayed as they unfold, reporters are on site, etc.
So far, news on the Web hasn't matured in the same way. Most news is still delivered as straightforward text (newspaper model), or else video (television model).
What's an example of something that truly uses the Web medium? Here's a piece in which the (UK) Guardian uses Flash to show the history of the Arab-Isreali conflict:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,720353,00.html
I don't think consumers will find much value in a 'real' Web newspaper, because the web has so much more to offer. Real-time news, real-time sports scores, live video feeds, user interaction, the list goes on and on. Newspapers have always been an imperfect media outlet restricted by their medium and distribution. The Internet promises to alleviate many of these issues. This is why I believe it is quaint to hope that we will someday have "real Web newspapers."