Honesty, in an ideal world wide web, there isn't a need for much paid journalism. The metamorphosis that's happening now is natural and needed. Following a stor

Honesty, in an ideal world wide web, there isn't a need for much paid journalism. The metamorphosis that's happening now is natural and needed. Following a story, making summaries of ongoing events or even doing investigative reporting can be made as a side job by people interested in a subject (like Australian history, astronomy or the life of Britney Spears), most probably better than a run of the mill reporter who's being thrown across topics. They can build their follower base and span out on topics or staff up organically. Special needs reporting like war reporting or a documentary on rainforest destruction, like the above, can also be freelancing work and licensed to larger networks. It's not really "media" that dies, but generic news channels and editorial teams. The concept of "notable news" is too diverse to be covered in these formats.