It’s a matter of costs. Publishing long form online is cheap and can generate more revenue (a good article can generate a ton of engagement). Publishing long f

It’s a matter of costs. Publishing long form online is cheap and can generate more revenue (a good article can generate a ton of engagement). Publishing long form in print is very expensive and maybe serves as marketing for a daily. Serious investigative work was always expensive. Only large papers could afford to do it and mostly did it for honor/prestige.