Competition for Newspapers (or for bloggers?)

The Examiner.com is an attempt at "new media." The Examiner.com provides the platform, ads, and other overhead. Individual "examiners" are private contractors providing content and getting paid by their audience size - moral hazard is dealt with. But just about anyone can contribute - adverse selection may be a problem.

Examiner.com is your inside source for everything local. From pets to careers, entertainment to sports, health to parenting and hundreds of more topics, Examiners across the country contribute unique, original content to enhance your life in your local city – wherever that may be.

But... this is the site about that site. We are staff members of Examiner.com in Denver, Colorado, and we will be talking about what there is to know about life at Examiner.com — from the inside.

Is it an eNewspaper? Is it blogging? Is it a profitable business model?