There seems to be a blurring of factual reporting v. editorial commentary . It questions the credibility of our societal heros and icons. The fact that some of the press seem to enjoy destroying heros doesn't help this either. The press is often ambiguous . In print media you see names on a page and not a person, you don't know who's telling you those things that are often bad things.
Most news is bad news .
Since there is no apparent constraint, there is no apparent control. The press comes off as this uncontrolled power. Generally, I would surmise, uncontrolled power is presumed bad. For example, my last job for seven plus years was as senior adviser and chief of staff of the present Chair of the Honolulu City Council. I was also a senior administrator and eventually the administrative chief executive officer of the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Program for about nine years.