News organizations struggle to survive even with government subsidies. Perhaps the problem isn't the business model, but the fact that there is no business. In

News organizations struggle to survive even with government subsidies. Perhaps the problem isn't the business model, but the fact that there is no business. In an open and free country the government benefits from having a well informed population, just like it benefits from having a healthy population. Being well informed shouldn't be based on how willing you are to pay for it. At least not on a national and regional level. It's not true that churches are able to function entirely on donations. They have all kinds of tax breaks and take government subsidies. And tipping? I bet anyone in the service industry in the US can tell you why that's a bad idea.