Seems the more eyes in the sky the better to me.
..it seems the media aircraft/helicopters made it hard or harder for the real rescue aircraft to do what they do best.
And it was a civilian in a chopper that first found the Kims.
They were busy looking for the most scenic backdrop for their live reports, instead of actually looking for the men.
These did no good and got in the way of the real search effort.
Exactly correct.
"...many rescue helicopters [ ] abandon[ed] their operations for one full afternoon due to dangerous conditions created by media airplanes."