My theory: when you have to crank out several articles a day to pay the rent, you tend to need a formula to go by. This formula is more suitable for some kinds

My theory: when you have to crank out several articles a day to pay the rent, you tend to need a formula to go by. This formula is more suitable for some kinds of stories than others, but what I know about the economics of journalism suggests they don't pay enough to spend much time thinking about who the audience would be for _this_ story, and what that audience would appreciate reading.