It's a shame since Vice's "Motherboard" was pretty good and even broke a few big stories. They understood hacking and tech in ways that traditional media didn't and weren't afraid dig in and involved. Print papers always were so passive, reporting other's investigative work.
Itβs a matter of costs.
Publishing long form online is cheap and can generate more revenue (a good article can generate a ton of engagement). Publishing long form in print is very expensive and maybe serves as marketing for a daily.
Serious investigative work was always expensive. Only large papers could afford to do it and mostly did it for honor/prestige.
