conveniently leaving out that those doing the funding aren't the viewers but advertisers (for most media companies).
If the funding came from viewers - who pay for quality, informative and unbiased journalism, there would be more of it. But people don't want to pay.
I feel like this was never a majority of the viewer or readership.
Instead, in an era of scarcity, BDFLs were able to choose this for them.
conveniently leaving out that those doing the funding aren't the viewers but advertisers (for most media companies).
If the funding came from viewers - who pay for quality, informative and unbiased journalism, there would be more of it. But people don't want to pay.