> It's the simple realization that good journalism requires good money, and that the current balance between news organizations and internet brokers isn't up to the task. It is also true of other type of content creators, by the way: there is a structural imbalance between content creators and content brokers. This is even more true with Google's zero-click efforts.

then why were most news publications as bad as they are now 20 years ago? maybe they just suck. I learn more from HN that some news site ever did.

When I read american aerticles about my country, they are just plain WRONG.