Well, it's an algorithm doing it, each newspaper pays the feed (like reuters, AP) for content (maybe generated by a content algorithm). News aggregators like Goggle pay (through an algorithm) the news papers for content, then auctions (via an algorithm) letters and words to advertisers who want to insert content (to get clicks/eyeballs). it's the attention economy.
Well, it's an algorithm doing it, each newspaper pays the feed (like reuters, AP) for content (maybe generated by a content algorithm). News aggregators like Goggle pay (through an algorithm) the news papers for content, then auctions (via an algorithm) letters and words to advertisers who want to insert content (to get clicks/eyeballs). it's the attention economy.