Now that the Internet has replaced the very air we breathe, news outlets call themselves content-management systems, and blogging no longer sounds like something gastrointestinal, what's next in the ever-evolving mediasphere?

Here is my handy forecast for the new year:

In February, CNN, having seen The Wall Street Journal shrink its page size to save costs, limits its daytime programs to 24-inch TV screens. Clear Channel takes all its radio programs high-definition, only for listeners to miss the point.

Later in ...