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Nobody pays for news, save for those whose livelihoods depend on it. Goes back to the first newspapers, which were shipping and business bulletins.
In the 20th-cent., journalists fooled themselves into thinking news was broadly valuable, when really it was a canvas for ads.
In the 20th-cent., journalists fooled themselves into thinking news was broadly valuable, when really it was a canvas for ads.