DW template: parody-worthy headline, short, lots of quotes, less than a 1,000 words.
I'm not sure which MSM outlets you're referring to. I'm guessing cable news networks. The web content of cable news network is only slightly better than the DW's. They're guilty of what you're describing.
But print orgs very much create their own content. US TV news is bad. US print journalism is the best in the world.