Reviving_VVG cars_NN2 and_CC newspapers_NN2 What_DDQ connects_VVZ American_JJ cars_NN2 and_CC newspapers_NN2 ?_? 
Not_XX much_RR ,_, a_AT1 person_NN1 might_VM think_VVI ,_, except_CS perhaps_RR when_CS a_AT1 newspaper_NN1 is_VBZ flung_VVN onto_II a_AT1 driveway_NN1 from_II a_AT1 slow-moving_JJ Chevy_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB even_RR that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 fading_JJ event_NN1 --_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ actually_RR what_DDQ connects_VVZ them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT fading_JJ ._. 
And_CC also_RR the_AT need_NN1 to_TO innovate_VVI to_TO survive_VVI ._. 
Both_RR autos_NN2 and_CC newspapers_NN2 are_VBR foundational_JJ to_II the_AT US_NP1 ._. 
Detroit_NP1 feeds_VVZ a_AT1 multitude_NN1 of_IO suppliers_NN2 and_CC dealers_NN2 ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 big_JJ economic_JJ footprint_NN1 ._. 
Newspapers_NN2 do_VD0 the_AT digging_NN1 upon_II which_DDQ magazines_NN2 ,_, television_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Internet_NN1 largely_RR rely_VV0 ._. 
As_CSA watchdogs_NN2 ,_, the_AT print_NN1 media_NN have_VH0 a_AT1 big_JJ civic_JJ paw_NN1 print_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR both_RR struggling_VVG financially_RR ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT worst_JJT auto_NN1 sales_NN slump_VV0 in_II the_AT US_NP1 in_II 27_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
General_JJ Motors_NN2 and_CC Chrysler_NP1 ,_, fighting_VVG off_RP bankruptcy_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 so_RG far_RR received_VVN $17.4_NNU billion_NNO in_II government_NN1 loans_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 've_VH0 requested_VVN more_RRR ._. 
Newspaper_NN1 ad_NN1 revenues_NN2 are_VBR down_RP 23_MC percent_NNU in_II the_AT past_JJ two_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Circulation_NN1 continues_VVZ to_TO drop_VVI ._. 
Nearly_RR 1_MC1 out_II21 of_II22 5_MC journalists_NN2 for_IF newspapers_NN2 in_II 2001_MC is_VBZ now_RT gone_VVN ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT "_" State_NN1 of_IO the_AT News_NN1 Media_NN 2009_MC "_" report_NN1 by_II the_AT Pew_NN1 Research_NN1 Center_NN1 ._. 
The_AT commonality_NN1 goes_VVZ beyond_II being_VBG battered_VVN by_II a_AT1 deep_JJ recession_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX just_RR recovery_NN1 but_CCB transformation_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ 's_VBZ required_VVN here_RL ._. 
And_CC not_XX just_RR for_IF these_DD2 two_MC businesses_NN2 ,_, but_II21 for_II22 other_JJ major_JJ sectors_NN2 in_II America_NP1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 financial_JJ services_NN2 ,_, healthcare_NN1 ,_, and_CC energy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT parallel_NN1 between_II autos_NN2 and_CC newspapers_NN2 is_VBZ n't_XX exact_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 will_NN1 loan_NN1 more_DAR money_NN1 to_II GM_NP1 and_CC Chrysler_NP1 ._. 
No_AT such_DA white_JJ knight_NN1 will_VM save_VVI print_NN1 media_NN (_( Pew_NN1 concludes_VVZ that_CST philanthropic_JJ support_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI enough_DD to_TO rescue_VVI the_AT entire_JJ industry_NN1 )_) ._. 
Autos_NN2 and_CC newspapers_NN2 share_VV0 points_NN2 in_II history_NN1 ._. 
Last_MD year_NNT1 marked_VVN GM_NP1 's_GE 100th_MD anniversary_NN1 ;_; same_DA for_IF this_DD1 newspaper_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT 1970s_MC2 and_CC '80s_MC2 ,_, the_AT two_MC industries_NN2 adopted_VVD new_JJ technology_NN1 :_: Robots_NN2 joined_VVD humans_NN2 on_II the_AT auto_NN1 assembly_NN1 line_NN1 and_CC computers_NN2 replaced_VVN typewriters_NN2 ._. 
Yet_RR these_DD2 businesses_NN2 only_RR dabbled_VVD in_II developments_NN2 that_CST are_VBR now_RT pushing_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO change_VVI not_XX only_RR how_RRQ they_PPHS2 make_VV0 their_APPGE products_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT products_NN2 they_PPHS2 make_VV0 ._. 
Their_APPGE defense_NN1 might_VM be_VBI that_CST no_PN121 one_PN122 anticipated_VVD business-altering_JJ trends_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 accelerated_VVN like_II a_AT1 Ferrari_NP1 ._. 
Oil_NN1 prices_NN2 surged_VVD and_CC so_RR have_VH0 demands_NN2 for_IF cleaner_JJR ,_, more_RGR efficient_JJ vehicles_NN2 ._. 
Readers_NN2 migrated_VVN to_II the_AT Internet_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS change_NN1 came_VVD too_RG quickly_RR to_TO anticipate_VVI ,_, why_RRQ did_VDD Toyota_NP1 beat_VVI US_PPIO2 automakers_NN2 to_II the_AT Prius_NP1 hybrid_NN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ did_VDD Google_NP1 ,_, instead_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 newspaper_NN1 company_NN1 ,_, seize_VV0 the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO aggregate_VVI and_CC search_NN1 information_NN1 on_II the_AT web_NN1 ?_? 
"_" Journalism_NN1 ,_, deluded_VVN by_II its_APPGE profitability_NN1 and_CC fearful_JJ of_IO technology_NN1 ,_, let_VV0 others_NN2 outside_II the_AT industry_NN1 steal_VV0 chance_NN1 after_II chance_NN1 online_RR ,_, "_" the_AT Pew_NN1 report_NN1 states_NN2 ._. 
Might_VM not_XX the_AT same_DA be_VBI generally_RR said_VVN of_IO Detroit_NP1 ?_? 
But_CCB all_DB is_VBZ not_XX as_RG discouraging_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 appears_VVZ ._. 
Detroit_NP1 has_VHZ the_AT tools_NN2 --_NN1 the_AT batteries_NN2 ,_, the_AT hydrogen_NN1 models_NN2 ,_, the_AT biofuels_NN2 --_JJ to_TO move_VVI ahead_RL ._. 
Newspapers_NN2 are_VBR experimenting_VVG more_RGR boldly_RR with_IW new_JJ business_NN1 models_NN2 ._. 
(_( Next_MD week_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Monitor_NN1 moves_VVZ to_II a_AT1 Web-first_MD strategy_NN1 and_CC replaces_VVZ its_APPGE daily_JJ paper_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 weekly_JJ ._. )_) 
America_NP1 still_RR needs_VVZ transport_NN1 ,_, whether_CSW it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT kind_NN1 that_CST moves_VVZ people_NN or_CC their_APPGE ideas_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 will_VM take_VVI innovation_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI this_DD1 old_JJ demand_NN1 in_II a_AT1 new_JJ way_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ can_VM be_VBI more_RGR American_JJ than_CSN that_DD1 ?_? 
