It feels that a majority of the issues you have listed is mainly due to resources.
> Not enough resource to reach out to a wide number of sources, especially when you know some stories will not pan out.
> If something goes against a journalist's assumption, it can make their story null. This can jeopardize their career and cost a lot of resources to the company
> In order to sell, journalists may emphasize the areas that makes the story look juicy, besides, not all sources are reliable.
> The industry requires businesses to keep throwing watered-paper at the wall to see if it sticks. It is the incentive it has to remain afloat. Besides, what is useful to person X may not be useful to person Y (think of horoscope for example).
> Some journalists will find it more profitable to sell to the mass media or work a 'cosier' job in mass media instead of grassroot networks. Similar to someone going to work for a FAANG instead of a startup.
> Not enough resource to reach out to a wide number of sources, especially when you know some stories will not pan out.
> If something goes against a journalist's assumption, it can make their story null. This can jeopardize their career and cost a lot of resources to the company
> In order to sell, journalists may emphasize the areas that makes the story look juicy, besides, not all sources are reliable.
> The industry requires businesses to keep throwing watered-paper at the wall to see if it sticks. It is the incentive it has to remain afloat. Besides, what is useful to person X may not be useful to person Y (think of horoscope for example).
> Some journalists will find it more profitable to sell to the mass media or work a 'cosier' job in mass media instead of grassroot networks. Similar to someone going to work for a FAANG instead of a startup.