Paywalls on aging news media

We live in 2025, the idea of still gate keeping news articles behind a paywall seems ridiculous to me. I hear people whine and complain that journalists need to be paid, and although i agree we do need journalists to report the news- but i refuse the only way a journalist gets paid in the age of information is to hold valuable information hostage. Ive even heard people exclaim that news should be a public service so that journalists can continue to report the news, i cant even believe people would suggest such a biased propaganda option for believable news.

Since i am ignorant on the subject, what real world modern ways have successful news organizations and journalists employed to get paid? A tweet can reach across the earth, a blog can be distributed for practically $0- how does someone make money being a formally trained journalist?

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