>Professional writers aren’t ad-financed. Wrong. While some outlets enjoy full state support or sufficient subscription revenue to not need advertisements, th

>Professional writers aren’t ad-financed. Wrong. While some outlets enjoy full state support or sufficient subscription revenue to not need advertisements, the VAST majority of publications get a significant portion of their revenue (which is the used to pay their staff writers and freelance contributors) from ads. Better known examples of such publications include: The New York Times, Wired, The Atlantic. In Norway, where I live, Aftenposten was given access to the Panama Papers for analysis and publication. Aftenposten is partially subsidized by the Norwegian government, but also dependent on ad revenue to survive.