By Jeff Sadow, includes “… Governments subsidized newspapers up to the 20th century, although that began to wane when the Civil War commenced. Typically, this was done through printing contracts by government – a vestige of which survives by archaic laws requiring printing public notices in newspapers which could be done far more cheaply via government web sites. … as recent events continue to demonstrate the utter falsity of the ‘Russia Hoax,’ the two outlets that won Pulitzer Prizes for this manufactured controversy they aided and abetted would be beneficiaries of the provision. …”