Paying for access to high-quality independent content is one thing, paying for access to advertiser-centric state/corporate propaganda is quite another. The va

Paying for access to high-quality independent content is one thing, paying for access to advertiser-centric state/corporate propaganda is quite another. The vast majority of news outlets fall into the latter category. They'll give you 'free' content because they're not really in business to make money, they're more like curated infomercial services aimed at feeding stage-managed narratives to their readers/watchers on behalf of other organizations and institutions. Why would anyone pay to consume a propaganda stream that is provided for free? Some people might pay for intelligence reports specific to their own business interests, but that's probably a pretty small market.