Today, the Fair Syndication Consortium announced a new study on the reuse and monetization of U.S. newspaper content.  A .pdf copy of the research can be found here.

There are several interesting findings contained in the report including the astounding fact that 75,000 different web sites reused U.S. newspaper content without permission over the 30 day period ending Nov 15th.

While the debate over the future of journalism continues to rage, it’s clear that newspaper content is supporting a thriving cottage industry that leverages major online advertising platforms to siphon advertising revenue away from newspaper sites around the world.