The thing is, people never bought newspapers because they cared about democracy. They wanted to be entertained, and have something to talk about with colleagues

The thing is, people never bought newspapers because they cared about democracy. They wanted to be entertained, and have something to talk about with colleagues. At least with regards to written content, most people have access to much more interesting content. Heck, hn is more interesting than my newspaper. And we manage to find stuff to talk about. Investigative journalism is just a case of the tragedy of the commons, that now run out the huge luck it got n the past. And we as a society need to start looking at it as such, and not fantasize that it is a standard business.