I think we need to seek new models for investigative journalism, not new funding sources for an old model. I think journalism as a profession doesn't make a ton

I think we need to seek new models for investigative journalism, not new funding sources for an old model. I think journalism as a profession doesn't make a tonne of sense, and the same function could be pushed out to the wider community, with newspapers functioning similarly to scientific journals, trying to add some amount of quality control. Many are already relying more heavily on Op-Eds/contributed content, but I think they need to cast a wider net, so that it attracts actual experts, and not just the natural self-promoters.