Future of Journalism: "Wisdom Journalism"?

NYU professor, Mitchell Stevens argue that if current journalism created more value, then perhaps more people will be willing to pay for premium content. He calls this kind of journalism, "wisdom journalism."

"I think the mere transcription of facts, of quotations, which has been a lot of journalism during this century-and-a-half period, is just not enough...But I also sense that we need now is for journalists to explain significance and what we can learn from events, not just what someone said today or this morning." - Mitchell Stevens

Stevens argue that journalism should do less spoon-feeding of background on story, and more insights than explanations. He said with plethora of information on the web, people are now better at teaching themselves, therefore the basic information and explanations journalists have always provided will no longer suffice and no longer considered truly valuable.

I agree with Stevens points to some extent, however, I do believe that this "spoon-feeding" that he interprets as condescension is also important in helping readers understand the context of the stories, therefore necessary. Perhaps not all journlists need to write with the basic format, and some can have more freedom to be more esoteric with their stories, but I don't think it calls for an elimination of explanations in stories.