Since 1995, along with the rise of the Internet, traditional daily papers have been experiencing a real revolution. There are three stakes in this game. The first is economic: how to ensure their survival, which is dependent on finances? The second is ethical: how to guarantee proven valuable information in the net? The third is political: how to ensure equal access to complete, reliable, and pluralistic information, which is the main pillar of democracy? This article offers an analysis of answers to those questions, contained in the newspapers of the Western democracies, particularly the American press.

Since 1995, along with the rise of the Internet, traditional daily papers have been experiencing a real revolution. There are three stakes in this game. The first is economic: how to ensure their survival, which is dependent on finances? The second is ethical: how to guarantee proven valuable information in the net? The third is political: how to ensure equal access to complete, reliable, and pluralistic information, which is the main pillar of democracy? This article offers an analysis of answers to those questions, contained in the newspapers of the Western democracies, particularly the American press.