Considering the NYT / WSJ / Guardian have shown themselves to be senseless immoral propaganda outlets/unofficial PR firms for the highest bidder, I will absolutely and unshakingly shed no tears.
Every single media outlet can be burned to the ground for all I care, there will always be a new one to readily and eagerly take its place.
Find me a media outlet that actually has moral standards and I will happily concede, but before that I will sleep soundly at night knowing that ad-blocking is the best way to defeat propaganda as well as protecting myself from malware.
I haven't had any security issues it 10+ years, often without ad blocking. And I'm more afraid of an internet that is only Facebook, Amazon and Breitbart and what it will do to the civil society.