Wow! Glad to hear from someone in the trade... I have no journalism experience whatsoever but it pains me that such an important job in the society is treated with levity. Can't wait to hear more from you tomorrow. Stay strong :)
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So I definitely think Steemit could be the perfect platform for crowdsourced investigative journalism. It would provide financial compensation - which, let's face it because we have to be honest, is one of the two greatest threats to the field (lack of fair compensation and lack of journalistic integrity being the other). And it would dramatically cut down the time it takes to put a story together from start to finish. Investigative journalism entails an enormous amount of legwork: there is an endless process of running around, tracking people down, pursuing leads, waiting on phone calls, wasting time on dead ends...not to mention the time actually spent on writing the piece itself. Crowdsourced journalism would allow members to contribute pieces of the story collaboratively while working simultaneously on their own leads, then adding their information to the group thread (via the comments?...not sure how else to keep it all collated) for the head writer or writers to compile into the final article. This allows the reporter to conduct interviews, connect with sources on the ground and pick up pieces of insider info from virtually all over the globe, and ensures each participant will be compensated fairly for their contribution. Important stories will get the coverage they desperately need, but in the thoughtful, in-depth format that classic critical journalism can provide, which is normally too time-consuming to produce to keep up with today's internet-based deadlines.