News, apart from investigative journalism, is mostly gossip with a patina of occasional respectability. But by news being essentially gossip, it's something th

News, apart from investigative journalism, is mostly gossip with a patina of occasional respectability. But by news being essentially gossip, it's something there's plenty of, like artistic talent, so there's not much money in it. That's because there's a positive gradient of information from people that will tell you for free.