That journalism faces an uncertain future is certainly not news.
Investigative journalism faces many challenges, not least economic.
Whereas traditional journalism originated during a time when information was scarce and thus highly in demand, 21st-century journalism faced an information-saturated market in which news had been, to some degree, devalued by its overabundance.
And it's a reminder of the existential reckoning journalism faces, one that is not orange-haired and shrill, whining "fake news" as often as it breathes.
It seems quaint, in a context where journalism faces substantial threats and challenges – from commercial pressure to rising audience distrust – that a prominent Australian journalist can state the bleeding obvious and be pinged by a media regulator.
Challenges that journalism faces today have been developing for years now.
But when you consider the backdrop of publishing today, the challenging set of circumstances that journalism faces, and where we might be in the absence of the reporters and publications that have molded much of the conversation throughout this election, these observations should also prompt widespread concern.
Entertainment journalism could face a cultural vanishing point, just like the movie of the week, the game show and, perhaps one day, the evening newscast.
While Die Zeit, which is owned by two arms of the Holtzbrinck publishing family, and Der Spiegel, which is controlled by its employees, have taken different approaches to journalism, they face a common challenge — the Internet.
Clearly trade in information goods and services and the future of journalism itself face new challenges.
