The people who populate the MSM are products of the Schools of Journalism at the various colleges and universities. These schools are teaching a trade, they are not really educating them. People who have a BS or BA with a diverse mixture of English, Science, History, Art, and Music can outhink these pinheads any day of the week. A good analogy is the results of having our children taught by people with degrees in education.
Don't forget economics and philosophy.
This is one of the main reasons for the success of the bloggers. Sometimes I just shake my head at the ignorance of the journalists. I knew a lot of people in high school who were better informed than many of the J-school grads