&gt; There was a time when subscriptions formed a much greater proportion of journalistic income than they do now.<p>You&#x27;re clearly intent on ignoring my argument, because otherwise you would actually check the citation which I offered. It <i>directly</i> refutes this point. Taking the NYT as an example, only in the last few years has subscription revenue formed a greater proportion of revenue than advertising.<p>&gt; You seem intent on building up straw men and tearing them down. I&#x27;ll let you do it in peace.<p>I think you&#x27;re the one building a straw man. If you want to engage in an actual argument, offer some counter-citations.<p>&gt; Pollution from a dictatorship? What?<p>Al Jazeera is only able to produce journalism without relying in advertising because the Qatari government funds it with oil money.