There will always be news providers willing to provide the first few lines of a story to Google News in exchange for the chance to have a full story clicked by the reader. Free Republic works the same way. I know some news organizations pay to have content placed here and on sites like Reddit, etc..
Old media organs run by old people who don't understand this will lose influence as other, more willing publications will cooperate with Google News.
And here's a hint: if people aren't clicking your news story after reading the first few lines, you need to do a better job writing the lead.
Oh really?
Considering the number of articles and posts here and the click-thrus that are generated That should be a major help in FR funding.
Good to hear this!