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The future of "news" is in podcasts & yt. I follow plenty of people who are doing well for themselves with a Patreon account + some premium content + public channel providing knowledge & news in their area of expertise, often very in-depth.

It's not only medium that is different.

People don't trust institutions anymore. They don't want to buy "New York Times" or any other brand, and pay for the office, shareholders, CEOs. They want small independent teams / individuals that they can connect with, trust and hold personally accountable. Someone that feels like they are working for their Patreons.

When you cut the bloat, it takes just a thousand patreons to support a creator on some salary-like level. Even less, with ad revenues etc.