But as the industry has fallen on tough economic times, new forms of collaborative journalism have emerged to help media organisations share costs and improve the quality of the news they produce.
Readers can easily see the results with projects like the Panama Papers and Documenting Hate. Harder to spot, but no less important, are the partnerships in the digital trenches – the alliances forged to improve the tools and software that deliver journalists' work.
Facilitating technological collaborations has always been a Sourcefabric priority, and now we're solidifying this goal with the launch of the Superdesk Wire Club.