And a lot of that revolves around the news departments not paying those expenses to actually go to a location and be on the ground. However, you can see and support independent journalists that still do that. There was a debate recently on HN on the value of Twitter (probably recurring), but one great thing about Twitter is that I've found direct connections to those journalists and you can see live reporting on issues in a way that mass media just doesn't do, or do well anymore.

E.g. I often read the live tweet coverage of LA City Council meetings and public Q&A.