I stopped reading the newspaper many years not just because of bad reporting but also because of extremely poor grammar. I do not proclaim to be an English teacher but the local newspapers were extremely difficult to read. There were so many errors that I simply could not follow what they were trying to say. If they can’t even bother to learn to write at a grammar school level then we can forget asking them to show any integrity in their articles.
I read an article online that 6% of the population still trusts the media. I couldn’t believe it was that high. Who in their right might could trust anything the media says nowadays. I think that this was a rigged poll.
When I started out 35 years ago, if editors wanted to heap praise upon your copy, they would say, “It’s good English.” I doubt that they can pay anyone that compliment anymore.