Isn't this already the case but you can replace traditional news with personal investigation? What is another layer of indirection? I recall going to a townhal

Isn't this already the case but you can replace traditional news with personal investigation? What is another layer of indirection? I recall going to a townhall vote on some legislation a company I was employed with at the time wanted vs what the Teamster Union wanted and both sides doing body double line rigging to get their viewpoint in during "open comments" but I couldn't find a single news article about the obvious tactic by both sides. Do you think traditional news can really replace all the value personally verifiable data brings?