Feeling dejected after being ghosted

I applied to a growing newsroom recently and got to the final interview with senior leadership. The call went well, I had four rounds total, even did an unpaid assessment. It's been over two weeks since the final round, and I've followed up twice with no response.

Is this a common experience? Any chance of hearing back at this point? The job market is rough enough and I feel the least recruiters can do is close the loop with final round candidates