Do you think paywalls will save newspapers? That's what we're asking mediabistro.com readers in the poll below.

The issue is coming to a head. The New York Times is going to decide "within weeks" whether to erect a paywall. And Newsday already has. Some in the journalism business think newspapers won't be able to survive unless they start charging readers to read their stories on the Web. Others think it'll be the beginning of the end, as readers flee to free sources of news—with advertisers close behind.

What do you think? Together, all of mediabistro.com's blogs (including FishBowlNY, WebNewser, FishBowlLA, and the rest of your favorites) are going to try to "crowdsource" the answer. The principle of the "wisdom of crowds" says a large group of people can correctly predict the answer to a question like this. So tell us what you think. And then get your colleagues and friends to answer as well. The more people who participate, the more likely we'll get the right answer.

Do You Think Paywalls Will Save Newspapers?(trends)