I guess I wasn’t clear. Not looking for “all the same” answers. Just a little mental exercise as to which one is worse. And why
I’m not up to that exercise. It’s like choosing between contracting Ebola or Marburg virus. Both will kill you in similar unpleasant ways.
I'll go further to state that "the press" is the only private occupation mentioned in the Constitution, which gives it special recognition.
Today's press is both abused by the government, and is abusive of the parts of government that it doesn't like and blind to the parts it does like.
They are two sides of the same coin, in my opinion.
-PJ
Think about it. There is one answer. You question appears as a trick question because the media is in lock step with the regime.
The 4th estate IS a 5th column in the regime’s war AGAINST the people of the United States of America.
Don’t feel bad...
But since we still do have freedom of speech (for now), we get to answer how we want. ;)