For
Sometimes it's the only way to uncover major scandals.
Against
It encourages people to lie or make up stories for money.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“tabloids and news agencies do pay for stories in the UK.”
“I've paid for interviews that I knew would allow me to write a killer article”
“The main issue is paying sources gives them incentive to sensationalize”
“We don’t want to incentivize people making up wild stories.”