“It is not an exaggeration to say that the largest companies in the world are colluding to put their thumb on the scales of what types of news is monetized, and which types of news is monetized at lower rates or not not monetized at all.” https://www.404media.co/advertisers-dont-want-sites-like-jezebel-to-exist/
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News should never be monitized and no one should trust or read news that is for-profit. For profit news has a tendency to publish stories designed to get readers as the priority rather than prioritizing objective facts.
for-profit = any organization which has not registered as a non-profit.
monetization = Owners seek to make money off the news organization.
To put it another way, a company where there are no owners making a profit off its success. The only way people make money is through their salary, not as a share of profits.
@lilithsaintcrow
What exactly do you mean by "for-profit" and "monetization"?
Funding news through ads is probably indeed a bad idea, but donations or subscription looks like a reasonable way to monetize