What irks me is when I see the media getting indignant and acting like victims in the face of any criticism. Particularly CNN, who seem to think they're completely above reproach and we should take all their coverage as gospel, lest be labelled as being against free press.A friend of mine was in DC for his daughter's soccer game when the Kavanaugh madness was going on. He was watching CNN and was a little concerned about heading into the area due to all the protests, but he ended up going down there and seeing what it was all about.
He isn't a political guy, but he said it was amazing to watch. He said media outnumbered the "protesters" 3:1
For the majority of the time they were there it was quiet and calm. The "protestors" were just sitting around bullshitting with each other. But then a guy from the media side would talk to someone from the "protester" side, and the protest organizer would head over to the group of 30 or so people who were sitting around and he'd select the amount of people they needed for the next live shot. For the next 3 minutes it would be complete chaos in the area they were filming at with people screaming and chanting. Then the shot would end, and all the protesters calmly walked back over to their area.
He said it was like he was watching a movie being filmed. Which, in a way, I guess he was.
The media need to be held accountable, just as Trump and any other politician should be. When the #1 objective is to boost ratings, reality can often take a backseat.