I have never understood the "they are important to inform people" idea, maybe getting the news from someone mattered in the past where information took months to arrive because it had to be carried by a guy on horseback or on a ship. But nowadays all of us have unlimited access to all the info we fucking want in our pockets, if you have to have info regurgitated to you by some guy you are either too lazy, too stupid or never cared enough to get all the facts right anyways, making you a prime target for narratives, misinformation, 3rd parties buying out good press or whatever other fuckery.
And people will say "oooh but they went after big bad Niji which an ebil corporation with gorillions of dollars!!!!". Let's be fucking honest for once, dramafags did not UNCOVER the secrets of evil Nijisanji and put their credibility on the line to go against them and inform the ignorant masses. They just rode the wave of righteous fan dislike and made it hip and cool to dislike Niji for a bunch of fags and outsiders who didn't even watch Niji in the first place and thus had no impact on their numbers or revenue. It was the safest fucking campaign ever, Niji killed themselves, they didn't need any of these people to ruin them, any reporting or leaks was just fuel to a fire that was already long lit.
It is the undeniable truth that journos in any industry only seek safe stories that people want to hear, the only reason they ever get into hot water is because they misjudge how people feel. That's why Rima actually putting her pants on and going after a fucker who is not widely disliked already would make me respect her, it would actually show some bollocks and grit to say what few are saying and fewer want to hear, that is to me the true purpose and POWER of journalism.
