It seems plausible that many people do derive value from journalism without paying for it. Among those are, for example, people profiting from others making mor

It seems plausible that many people do derive value from journalism without paying for it. Among those are, for example, people profiting from others making more informed choices at the ballot box, or being freed from corrupt politicians uncovered by newspapers they don’t subscribe to, or, more directly, getting some information for free on TV even though they are just piggybacking on some other medium’s investigation.