That is why it is good idea to recycle your papers, so that they won't have to chop forests down to make newspapers. Reuse the old papers to make new newspapers!
Illustrator, in some way, they are making us pay for news online, but mostly for researching into their archives. I think if they set up what you are talking about, then I think there will still be a network of free news for everyone, because for example: I am a member of Comcast, so Comcast might own some companies or have deals with other companies to provide news and entertainment, etc...