I&#x27;m not sure what political angles the economist has played to historically, but I find it fascinating how the death of paid-for content is spurring a decline in the quality and scope of news across the board - especially at once-respectable establishments.<p>When your revenue is driven by ads, which are driven by views, you are incentivized to publish inflammatory articles that play to mass-approved tropes, such as &quot;burn the 1%&quot; and &quot;the police are all evil&#x2F;out of control&quot;. Not to say that these pieces are unmerited, but I&#x27;ve observed their quantity and quality to be moving in opposite directions.<p>I think Bloomberg Businessweek is killing it right now. They&#x27;ve onboarded some of the best talent (Paul Ford, Matt Levine) and revamped the style of their publication to appeal to the young, ADD, super-exuberant tech&#x2F;finance crowd (myself included). I believe they are heavily subsidized by Bloomberg&#x27;s other business ventures, so this seems to be a more viable way to fund and disseminate high quality content.