I think the forkiverse was an important step in this direction.

Juliet Harrington died on the Titanic, she had a place held for her on a lifeboat but in the chaos she tripped over a poorly placed deckchair and broke her ankle. She could not get into the lifeboat.

As long as people don’t want to pay for journalism, it’s going to have major flaws.

Journalism is essential for democracy but so is a populace that cares enough to safeguard it.