Can all of you post the party from which you got reporter's recorder and camera? Let's try to map the probability.
Drops always come from cat, kini, ppotd and potd. Some drops come from any party. It will tell you when you tap the i on the quest
I got the camera after 2 kini and 2 cat, my rs did the same parties but he got it later, after some other potds, so it's random
Just like hunt drops increase with each different type, the probability increases. From least probable to most probable: POTD PPOTD Kini Cat I encourage looking for LBH, open cats/kinis, or attending FCCs to maximize the amount of parties you complete and artificially heighten your chances. That's what has been helpful for me in past story passes that involve this type of chance-based drops.
I went to a flash cat cafe a few hours ago, started the quest to collect a reporter's recorder while flashing, then got one after maybe around 5 parties. Its just random and purely luck-based imo. Some people finished 80 cat cafes or so to get it.
I was like you too. I tried a week for get that but i just joined lots of lbh and jumped club to club. You can try that it helped me🌹