As my ex-journalist friend so eloquently put it, journalists have to pump out stories no matter what because they have to sell you stories or their editor will

As my ex-journalist friend so eloquently put it, journalists have to pump out stories no matter what because they have to sell you stories or their editor will fire them. So most of the stories are clickbait busybody rubbish. It's no different than youtube vloggers or bloggers or anyone other content creator who has to pump out content to make money. That's why the media loves trump, kim jong il and drama. It gives them something to write/talk about.