Real crime-beat investigative journalism does seem to be really dwindling, especially in this age with everything being centered around iPhones. Everyone's a journalist today, essentially. Every pedestrian on the street has the potential of capturing a big story on their mobile device and then selling it and making a lot of money.
But the truth of the matter is, to live a good life, as a good person, it doesn't matter how you got there. It just matters that you do.