This document discusses the debate around investigative journalism, public relations, and their impact on the public sphere. It outlines how investigative journalism is important for democracy but faces pressure due to economic challenges in the media industry. While PR is often blamed, the document argues the problems stem more from commercial pressures that prioritize profits over investigative reporting and the lack of a solid online business model to fund it. Overall, the media industry's structure and lack of solutions, not PR or the internet itself, are responsible for challenges to investigative journalism.