Many people will know quite personally the struggle you describe, but I think there's an implicit assumption in it that reliable news sources will always remain available with or without direct monetary support from the population. I'll admit that "reliable" is a loaded word here, but what happens if the only news available becomes a hyper sensationalized engagement at all costs over facts dumpster fire? Freedom of the press was an important enough idea to make it into the US first amendment, but just like freedom the press isn't free.
