I guess you don't remember the times when your grandparents used to buy the daily paper. The quality of the news wasn't any better than it is today. Paying doe

I guess you don't remember the times when your grandparents used to buy the daily paper. The quality of the news wasn't any better than it is today. Paying does not help fix the news because, 1. the market actually forces the news publishers to become biased, 2. a sponsor can easily match any income from paying customers and provide stability of income on top. I think the public broadcasting model is the best one can do as far as an unbiased news source, because at the very least, the bias will not be permanently leaning towards one direction. It tends to change with administration. But really, how much is "general news", news worth to an individual? I would say very, very little. I don't remember of any particular instance where I read something that actually prompted me to take any kind of action.