>>uptown+(OP)
Although it's regrettable that Reuters' content will be harder to access, it's a positive trend for the news ecosystem to generate increasing revenue through a subscription-based business model rather than selling ads.
The more money that comes from subscriptions, the more that news coverage will reflect the interests of subscribers rather than advertisers.
>>rectan+4d
The more neutral sites that go behind paywalls, the more people will turn to sensationalist sites which remain free. This divides the knowledge of the people, sorting the well off and the not into different news buckets.
Advertising-based is awful in itself, but I don't view this is a positive improvement.