It isn't shoot the messenger, IMO. Ppl are angry over what the media chooses to cover and what it doesn't cover. Omission has power. They are guilty of trumping up Trump and shoving his corruption under the rug. I defended the media until I couldn't anymore.
Speaking as a former journalist, I don’t recognize any reliable, credible attempt by the mainstream media to practice journalism.
My wife was a photojournalist who cover wars in Iraq and Syria among others. Nobody in the 'mainstream media' told her what to do, she went into the field, she photographed and filmed things, she sent it to her agent and the agent sold them to the world media.
Agree. Editorials, no straight up news.