Have read the whole Constitution and nowhere does it say anything about the Press having special privileges not granted to the rest of us.
If a member of the Press is doing something that would get him arrested if a member of the public, then he should be arrested too.
Then you weren't paying attention.
The Press is the only industry specifically mentioned in the Constitution's First Amendment.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The press being the source of information for the People to know what their government is up to their rights MUST be protected. And that means that the cops do NOT have the authority to order reporter, photographers, and videographers to stop what they're doing. Yet too many criminals with badges take it upon themselves to beat up practically anyone who has the nerve to photograph or video them in public.
While I'm not so enamored of 92% of the media being Democrats I am less enamored of the cops who act like cockroaches because they can't stand the light of scrutiny.
The ivory tower does not approve of your logic.