You are correct, and the parent post before you is also correct.
Google's algorithm put a great deal of value on domain names, which provided a strong incentive for owners of a strong domain name to pump out low quality content. Low quality content can be the example you give, it can be "re-authoring" someone elses article, or is can be blatant copy and paste which is generally avoided due to the obviousness.
When a media property, such as the Huffington Post, pumps out this volume of low quality content the advertising revenue can subsidize the cost of paying for original journalist content.
On another note, take a look at The Daily Mail. They pump out timely news pieces so quickly that they are covered in typos and sometimes can't even keep left and right straight in photo captions.
Google's algorithm put a great deal of value on domain names, which provided a strong incentive for owners of a strong domain name to pump out low quality content. Low quality content can be the example you give, it can be "re-authoring" someone elses article, or is can be blatant copy and paste which is generally avoided due to the obviousness.
When a media property, such as the Huffington Post, pumps out this volume of low quality content the advertising revenue can subsidize the cost of paying for original journalist content.
On another note, take a look at The Daily Mail. They pump out timely news pieces so quickly that they are covered in typos and sometimes can't even keep left and right straight in photo captions.