But under a subscription model, the best set of stories wins, not the best set of clickbait headlines.
So if people want the gossip, then yes, subscriptions would still have quality problems. But if people want good information, then the publisher would not profit from serving crappy content under an enticing headline.
Do you doubt that people mostly want the gossip? I was about to say that people don't really know the difference between "good information" about current events, and gossip. After thinking about how to word that, though, it occurred to me that maybe there really isn't a difference.
So if people want the gossip, then yes, subscriptions would still have quality problems. But if people want good information, then the publisher would not profit from serving crappy content under an enticing headline.