It was bound to happen because the corporations have actually all but destroyed local news reporting.  There is no more investigative journalism.  And God forbid the professional journalist expose the corruption of local politicians.   Slowly, but surely these Internet reporters are learning their craft and how to use and abuse public records.  The real issue is will their audience financially support them?   They are beginning to succeed with advertisers.  CWB in Chicago.  Cash Jordan likes to go anywhere the action is happening.  Many live streamers are out there. Their failures are in not getting interviews from witnesses and bureaucrats.  That may work self out.  Most of the larger jurisdictions offer educational tours of court houses where court procedures are explained.  I suspected community colleges have programs where people can learn how to dig and tell their stories.  Newspapers have all been disappeared and loca...

Los Angeles, CA —I’ve worked in TV news as an investigative freelancer for nearly 30 years.  I never sought nor obtained a formal journalism education but was drafted into TV news strictly for my investigative ability.  I was lucky to be given a, second to none, on the job journalism education by many gifted reporters, producers, media lawyers  and TV news consultants.  For the last 15 years I’ve watched the slow death of news, as we knew it.   News consumers have left broadcast and print news in droves. They’ve escaped to Internet bloggers and vloggers for their information.   Left behind are the folks that simply never learned computers or even smart phones.   Because they’re technophobes they’ve become a captive audience for television and print news.   Then there are the illiterate and poor.   Few of these folks are great targets for advertisers other than drug and reverse mortgage companies. I think print is failing as society ...