By many major news sources such as Buzzfeed, Vice, and Group Nine, 2020 was prospected to be a profitable year to make up for the countless years of profit deficit. However, COVID-19 or Coronavirus has greatly impacted this vision.

Online news sources make their money in two main ways, subscriptions and ad purchases. But, with many losing their jobs and businesses closing, businesses do not have the money and for some the reasoning to buy these advertisements, even ones who have for decades. This causes a major money deficit to the journalistic sources. Hundreds of journalists of all kinds have lost their jobs due to this deficit.

Living in today’s age, citizens seem to overlook the small things. Whenever they have a question or are wondering about a certain topic they have the ability to enter it into a search engine and tons of articles come up for the user to read. Soon, this may become much more difficult. With the mass firing, the news will take much longer to be available to the public. A lesser staff means writing and editing will take much longer.

Currently, having easy, accurate, and quick access to news is more important than ever. While stuck at home, online articles are citizens main way to receive updates, safety measures, and more information about COVID-19. The usual online article takes four days to a week to be published depending on the news source and the urgency. However, with the greatly reduced staff, the average article could take up to two or three weeks to be published. The public will now have to wait much longer to get news updates. For example, if there are new closures or regulations the general public will not be informed for at least a week but most likely longer leaving the citizens forced to spread intel through technology where the information can get mixed up.