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Eh, it's not entirely that simple. In the same way teachers are, some people are just compelled towards it because it's what feels "right" to them. And, just, don't forget that a lot of the people who are "sticking around" went to j-school and now have a significant amount of debt. So leaving journalism isn't exactly the cleanest option for them. Donate to your local investigative nonprofit.
If honest journalists are “sticking around” that would mean loaning those shady editors with ulterior motives some of their credibility, thus helping to prop the latter up. So it seems like a net negative.
I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.