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This Is What's Missing from Journalism Right Now
- intended 10y agoThere is another discussion going on on HN here where people are discussing how to fix scientific reporting. This article covers several critical issues > It starts with this: The most important ingredient in investigative reporting is not brilliance, writing flair, or deep familiarity with the subject (though those all help). It's something much simpler—time. Mother Jones also points out the known fact that mergers have resulted in firms that must return value to the shareholders, and this is only possible with significant ad revenue. It feels like we've walked full circle back to paying for subscriptions to magazines. (And now they are tax deductible?)