A real newspaper with real reporters would actually give the public the information they need to know — why is it that the only place I get real information about Sen. Dodd’s cozy Irish cottage is on the web? Why is it that there has been no systematic investigation by a reputable reporter into the whole Fannie/Freddy mess, which would be then put out by the AP? Because the newspapers in this country are driven by ideology and not by a desire to print actual facts. They will not survive in their current form, and will eventually become the print versions of MSNBC — little read, with little impact.