The phrase doesn't just describe the split between the have and have-nots when it comes to Internet access. It's just as fitting a description of Internet sites when it comes to news. Most newspapers, it seems, are haves.
Most television stations are have-nots.
What most television Web sites don't have is current, locally produced news. According to a recent survey of broadcast media in cyberspace, a scant 15 percent of local television stations with Web sites publish any real news. If you think this shortcoming is just a small market phenomenon, think again. A few weeks ago, I checked the Web site of WWJ-TV, the CBS owned and operated station in Detroit. The station's home page had no local news at all.