The New York Times announced today that starting in early 2011, it will implement a metered access concept on NYTimes.com. To me, the Times seems to forging a sensible path down the middle, a nice compromise between the current free-for-all sites and the wall that News Corp. has threatened to build around its content. But I have my reservations.

I sat down with amNew York’s Lucy Blatter for a chat last week and the interview made yesterday’s paper. Our talk was focused on how to break into the TV news business.

I was so excited that day in 1989 when my name first appeared in the phone book. I had moved out of my parents’ house and had my own my own number (482-4997 ... for some reason I still remember it.) But that was 1989. Why is the phone company still delivering dozens of phone books to my apartment building?