The founding fathers could not have anticipated that technological media would eventually blur, then eliminate, the distinction between journalism and entertainment.
Until the second half of the twentieth century, these were entirely separate fields of endevour. In the nineteenth century, journalism was a highly regarded profession (with some notable exceptions), while entertainers, especially actors, occupied the same social rung as prostitutes and common criminals.
Today, mass media "news" is effectively a form of entertainment and the traditionally depraved values of the acting profession have superceded those of journalism.