On: A Day in the Life of a Freelance Journalist

"Well he can put an Adsense ad on his blog and we'll do exactly that, whether we read/enjoy it or not. That's how most journalism works and has worked."

So, in other words you don't want to pay for it. You want someone else to pay for it.

Yes, that is how most news & information is - and has been - traditionally subsidized for centuries.

It doesn't help that supply has far exceeded demand, but there is still a convertible value to content.