You're probably spot on about in-depth journalism being the only path forward. News used to aggregators of what's happening, but social media and customizable

You're probably spot on about in-depth journalism being the only path forward. News used to aggregators of what's happening, but social media and customizable feeds do it better and much faster. So journalism should focus on what the social media grapevine isn't good at: investigation, good writing, and using a list of trusted sources and experts gathered over years. And if a newsroom can't do that better than somebody on social media, it should hire that person (or at least commission a piece).