Media has become dysfunctional in the stuff they’re doing. Obama saying the VA has improved under him on the same day Trump took ownership of wanting to actually get something done helps Trump, hurts anyone who hasn’t done anything meaningful to improve the VA.
The VA. Is the red headed step child of the Executive Branch. The politicians realize they have to maintain the infrastructure in the off chance we have a real war, 1,000 casualties per division per day. At the same time some minimal level of competence has to be maintained but at minimal expense, otherwise everyone “entitled” would use it. So that is the VA in a nutshell.
it's good not to confuse "media" with "news" or "truth". They have nothing in common. It's not dysfunctional, it's doing exactly what they want it to.