It's been like that for thirty-five years now.
Bill, no disrespect, but I haven't been alive 35 years, but I did come of age under the glorious years of Ronald Reagan - I only remember the wonderful words of the man who inspired me to love my country, not the media who hated him (I've learned of this later in life). But for me, this activity began in the 1990's and has progressed to the lowest level of hell.
Here's my opinion
If an asteroid were coming to kill the planet and we had one spaceship that was going to escape with 100 people on board, how many lawyers and journalists would be taken? None. They bring nothing of value to the existence of our society. It's funny that the people we pay the most in our society would be the last people able to rebuild our society.