I think it´s an excellent idea.

I do not like the eyes in the logo, and I would add to it at least one clipart that represents press.

I would like to participate. I can translate articles to Spanish, write articles in English and try to make a new logo (but I have very little experience about graphic design) A logo I made some weeks ago:

I like the monetizing idea. The subscription fee may include additional advantages like more visibility to comments in the website, early access to some news, a notification service by category...

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