The age of almost infinite access to information has rattled the gatekeepers of that information more than just about anyone else. They’re overwhelmed, demands for instant access to info is constant, and the info itself is fluid. They’re in a bind, caught between immediacy and accuracy. And they don’t have any gatekeepers themselves now. Spanky and Co. can argue with them real time and unfiltered on Twitter and take advantage of that need for immediacy by playing them against one another.

They aren’t our enemy. They’re us, and we have a hard time dealing with the fact that they have no magic formula to solve this problem.

Especially the NYT, which ran daily hit pieces on HRC based on little more than innuendo (remember the "shadows" and "clouds" over her campaign from the Clinton Foundation?) and glossed over Trump's mob ties, his Russia connections, his history of racism, his sexual abuse allegations and his obvious unfitness for office.

I've been distracted reading there... I find it interesting.

Yes, the press is culpable in the creation of Trump. I doubt that fact, or our angst over it, will ultimately keep them from going there again in the future. Even with how they're now, for the most part, suddenly discovering how unsuited he is for the office.

Many in our free press let us down and only seemingly found their voices again after the assault on their rights and their institution. Honestly, if we want to take another layer off that onion, there's a current market in bemoaning Trump's assault on the free press. How do we even know what's genuine from them and what they only support to make their bottom dollar now? The crux of the problem is the failed trust we now hold. That's not an easy hurdle to overcome. Which the comments in your linked article seem to show.

I've become quite the cynic I suppose.

Trump is continuing a decades old tradition of right wing attacks on the mainstream media, which amounts to a form of projection--or Republicans claiming the opposite of reality. The corporate media chases ratings, promotes false equivalencies, and suggests that all statements are equally valid opinions (there are no facts, there are no lies--wouldn't want to upset advertisers). Trump is so egregious that he's forced somewhat of a change with regard to the latter, but the infotainment industry bears a lot of responsibility for allowing Trump's rise.

I will never forgive people such as Andrea Mitchell.

As egregious as Trump in the White House is, 95% of the conversation here is about the Shit Show. The problems of our democracy are so much deeper than Russian interference, Omarosa, Manafort, and all the other shiny objects that Democrats, especially Underground ones, are called upon to engage in more important ideas.

Couldn't agree more

The current model for much of our press was, and still is, one where clicks and views rule over quality of coverage.

I may be viewing things from a different angle than most here. I don't really watch television, even though I do have access to all the cable news programs. I read my news online for the most part. I have subscriptions to several major news publications across the country, which I tend to use for my information. I do still follow the AP, Reuters, etc., but even there I'm more critical than I used to be.

The Trump era changed how I view our news media for the rest of my life, or so I expect. I have a critical eye and trust issues now.

for what’s posted here on DU. I too get most of my news online, as well as the local daily paper and the Sunday New York Times. I also listen to the right wing talk shows when I’m working in my garage, just to hear what are the current talking points (they’re coordinated across the various 3-hour segments.)

It’s all echo chambers now, all the time, and I’m afraid that often includes DU.

We're all equal here, just use your voice and say your piece.