Hard? Or you just don’t know?
Neither. Your question starts with the false premise that one is worse than the other. That's not true.
Government wouldn't be able to get away with the things it does without their willing co-conspirator media whores and the media whore's wouldn't exist as they do today without the Government's sanction.
They're sympatico. They're also both parasites on the same host that is the American People. When two leeches (parasites) are sucking away your life's blood, how does one decide which one to pluck off first?