Because the "news" isn't like the creature of old. News groups don't send in their own investigative reporters to assess the situation at ground zero, instead, some person from a local organisation will write some fluff piece and maybe capture a bunch of snaps. These are then traded on the Associated Press where many organisations the world over draw their resources from.

Hence why in 18 different countries there will be the same story, maybe with a variance in the headline or a few sentences different in the body content but overall the same but with a different "author" for that region.

MSM is corrupt but I also attribute that to being a dinosaur that couldn't evolve in an era where things like TMZ shook up how news was delivered. MSM has lost a lot of its own financial independence either through loss of advertising (advertisers pump their money into Facebook and others - where more eyes are) and / or because of unwillingness to pay from the general audience. MSM has always struggled to create a platform where people would be willing to pay since the internet became the main form of consumption.

Once upon a time, everybody had to buy a newspaper!

'Tis why oldies will happily digest whatever shit the brand name news give them. These names carry legacy and prestige to them but they can't see beyond the brand name.