That's a great point. I don't have much feeling about the BBC (I've spent most of life in Australia), but my 'go to' thought when discussing the impact of Media

That's a great point. I don't have much feeling about the BBC (I've spent most of life in Australia), but my 'go to' thought when discussing the impact of Media on revealing corruption is The Moonlight State, which ultimately brought down the State Government of my home state Queensland ... and was created by the ABC. Indeed, one could argue that a commercial provider wouldn't have invested in longform (I really meant long-term as much as length) as much, but state-sponsored broadcasters had the time and space. So I don't think it could be the only journalism, but you make an excellent point about it having a special place (especially when protected by legislation from becoming the DPRK Mouthpiece).