[rushabh]

I work in open source, which is also kind of in a similar problem. A way to think of open source is that its a utility, like the highway system. The people who make money from highways are the car companies.

I think a similar challenge exists with journalism. Writing and publishing has become so cheap and I can easily fill my time with reading reasonably good content on free blogs or Medium that paying a tiny publication may not be a good idea. (I already subscribe to newspapers and Economist)

If you have exclusive content, then you can charge for it. https://the-ken.com/ is a good example of a small publication that has done well as it focuses on a niche, early adopter community.