the problem with news as i see it is that being slightly above average most of the time was useful until ubiquitous publishing/access was possible. even very g

the problem with news as i see it is that being slightly above average most of the time was useful until ubiquitous publishing/access was possible. even very good reporters can't compete against a single story written by an expert in the field. even cutting it down to the 1% of experts that can write for a lay audience. news will increasingly become the search and deploy function of finding what's current and collecting the bespoke in-depth reporting needed on an ad-hoc basis. money will slosh around as needed.