I never understood how something like individual journalists, writers, reviews, etc on Substack or on their own blogs haven't formed something like a journalist

I never understood how something like individual journalists, writers, reviews, etc on Substack or on their own blogs haven't formed something like a journalist cooperative. It's owned and operated by the journalists themselves, and they all maintain their independent and individual reporting. But now with the added support of 20-30 other journalists to work together for the really big stories. And it's easy enough to have the overarching cooperative submit for grants, donations, or other revenue-generating activities to support the journalism.