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News papers are a physical item, not bits hidden behind a boolean set to true. Plus, I can go read a newspaper at the store if I want to.
You pay for information and not paper or pixels.
Information should be free. Putting it behind a paywall makes it so the less fortunate suffer by being kept out of the loop.
Sounds like an impractical philosophy to me.
Focusing on the information we want, presented at the standard we expect, do you think we're supposed to get all of that from hobbyists and volunteers? In our current, prevailing economic system, gathering and presenting information (reporting) takes time and effort. Entities that put their time and effort into the task, are going to need financial support. Everybody's gotta eat.
In our present paradigm, if journalism is not supported financially, quality information would be less available. We already have to sift through a ton of bullshit on the web. Nobody paying for quality will drop the overall quality further. The emotional appeal for the less fortunate doesn't change that.
I'm not trying to antagonize, but I wholeheartedly disagree with your sentiment. Though it would be ideal; it's not realistic at the moment. I do hope we get there.
I also hope we get there which is why I said it should be free.