The newspaper crisis: the end of democracy?

Will the New York Times survive the crisis afflicting the newspaper industry? It broke one of its strictest rules last week by placing an ad on its front page. An article published in the Guardian last Sunday analyses the situation of the newspaper. What is a stake is not only the future of the Times but also the health of the American democracy. Even if newspapers and other media (NPR laid off 64 people) survive the crisis, what about the amount of reporting that will be lost? Can new business models support reporting in quality and quantity?