Allan Hoffman, the savvy business technology columnist for The Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J., lays out the brutal truth about online news consumption in a smart piece today that all but predicts the demise of his own news outlet and rates the best of the best, or worst, of those online newsrooms slated to attempt to take over.

“A hodgepodge of startups, nonprofits and grass-roots efforts are angling to capture the readers and revenue of magazines and newspapers, including the one in your hand,” he writes, adding, “if, that is, you're actually reading this on news print rather than a computer screen.”

He goes on to tout those that seem best-positioned to have the upper hand, at the moment. See them HERE.