Ahhhh...another example of the ego of Old Media. They continue with the delusion that "journalists" are the story.
I believe you nailed it. An old movie had a scene in which reporters were pondering the advent of journalist. A cub reporter asked an older experienced report exactly what was the difference between a reporter and a journalist. The older reporter, played by Clark Gable I believe, answered, "a reporter reports the news; a journalist stars in the news".