We'll never get decent investigative journalism from the current corrupt system. Meanwhile, there are a few people doing investigative journalism without the aid of major corporations or government. Boiling Frogs Post is one covering US and global news. Another is UKColumn which covers mostly UK and EU issues but much of it mirrors what is happening in the US and throughout the west.
A recent UKColumn report talks about corruption in London's Metropolitan Police. We need to suppport these types of journalists. We could encourage them to become steemians as well I suppose.