• by John Capone , September 21, 2009

The old question about who's going to pay for all this content? is on a scale steadily sliding downwards. The question, of course, came up during the panel discussion, "The New Socialism: Content Owners' Undoing."

Neil Ashe, president of CBS Interactive, calls it The Helen Thomas problem. "Who's going to pay for Helen Thomas? There are only so many seats in the White House Press Room?"

Moderator Andrew Hayward said, "I call it the 60 Minutes problem" betraying his television background, and also an unfounded optimism, because, as Ashe quickly pointed out, Helen Thomas doesn't cost anywhere near what 60 Minutes costs.