[throwaways885]

Maybe news isn't sustainable in the long run anyway. Independent journalists (who CAN survive on 50k-150k in ad revenue) are the future.

[clouddrover]

How? They'll be crushed like bugs by the first lawsuit that comes along.

The only way they'd survive is by producing fawning, uncritical reports, like almost every interview done with movie stars.

[throwaway45349]

As long as the courts are fair, there's no problem here.

[clouddrover]

Lawsuits cost money. There's nothing but problems here. You're asking them to go bankrupt.