Can Apps save the news industry?

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the tortured news media industry. The increasing use of the mobile Internet and for-pay "apps" that run on smart phones and other gadgets might give news providers what they've been searching for: a way to charge for digital content. "The apps model - the iPad app, the Kindle - does provide new and interesting opportunities for newspapers," Jimmy said in an AP interview. While the Wikipedia founder is optimistic about people's willingness to do micropayments for content through dedicated apps, he is skeptical about newspapers charging for content on websites.