We need that "wider net" badly.

For print and online media, a partial solution lies in the new nonprofit news websites not funded by commercial advertisers. We have an excellent one here in Alabama, Alabama Reflector, that was a finalist for a 2024 Pulitzer.

But for television, you have only PBS, which does some good things (like "Frontline") but has its own issues. I'd really like to see more options emerge.