Except there isn't much to begin with, and what's there is very selective, it isn't continuous, it is hidden in a gigantic pile of muck, and it isn't verified,

Except there isn't much to begin with, and what's there is very selective, it isn't continuous, it is hidden in a gigantic pile of muck, and it isn't verified, nor written in an accessible way. Civil journalism doesn't exist at the correct scale and organization required, and never will. That was one of those ridiculous internet pipe dreams. National news is also diminishing. There's considerably less hard news, and more touchy-feely background stories.