“The term fourth estate derives from traditional European concept of the three estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. The equivalent term fourth power is somewhat uncommon in English but is used in many European languages”
Even that common term “fourth estate”, assigns them an undeserved elevated position. They love that term, but the term itself is kinda un-American.
Hey, the mentally challenged have to work too. Just because they had to ride the short bus we should not hold them to the truth.