The new New York Times digital subscription model... what do you think about it?

Pricing here.

A conversation about it on Metafilter.

If you want to write a page about this and the idea of charging for news online (sample ideas: will it work? how else can news organizations make money? is advertising the only other option? would it work with the Des Moines Register? how much would you pay for your favorite news site?), 10 points E.C.