I think that the President does a better job than he is given credit for. He actually does communicate the important information and people instinctively understand it. In addition, President Reagan had exceptional training in this area.
That said, his ability to talk around the press has been his biggest handicap. But I judge people on what they do, not what they say. And in that, they are both giants.
IMO ... it's because he's always on guard with them .. he knows they will twist and take his words out of context
Also .. Remember, Reagan use to pretend not to hear the press on many occasions when they would yell questions to him
Reagan wasn't a fan of theirs either