We're not against ads per se, we're against tracking and profiling. If sites need to run ads it's their right to do so. As long as a) they're not abusing user's privacy, b) they're not sending malware and if they do there have to be consequences, and as optional, c) they don't run 15 ads on a page hurting UI and readability. If they can follow these 2+1 rules they can have as much ads as they like. I might even whitelist them on uBlock Origin.

On the other hand, and that's just my personal opinion, I don't give two shits if most media disappear. Nine out of 10 times a journalist writes about an issue that I know well they're just writing BS, which makes me wonder what happens with issues I'm ignorant about-chances are they're also writing BS. Every time I need an expert view on a subject I visit HN or some similar community site, not a news site. I'm not saying that I'm on a crusade to punish journalists, I just don't see what's the fuss with the scenario of most news sites going off business.