We're talking about journalism, not website hosting. You pay a reporter to find out about a story, the journalist writes up a story and puts it in their company

We're talking about journalism, not website hosting. You pay a reporter to find out about a story, the journalist writes up a story and puts it in their company's paper. Some stories are wire stories that everyone is allowed to copy, some stories are not. You can report on a story that another news outlet covered, but you can't just copy+paste it into your blog, because Laws[1]. Doesn't matter how much money it cost or what your hosting provider is, there are things you can and can't do with "information". Moreover, depending on a search engine to find you news is a lot like going to a news stand near your house to find news. It's only going to show you the news that has paid enough to get its information out there front and center. SEO today pretty much guarantees that the one with the most money wins. [1] https://nytlicensing.com/republishing-reprints-and-newspaper-articles/ https://nytlicensing.com/republishing-reprints-and-newspaper...