Putting a target on journalists is ok, but IMHO, the major problem killing most newspapers is the caliber of the owners and editors. Silly and biased stories can be killed if the owner and/or editors are responsible. If not, bias will fill every page, e.g., New York Slimes, Washington Compost.
You make a good point. I always say businesses don’t fail because of the workers. They fail because of the management. It is the same with editors, who are ultimately the managers of the stories being produced.