While the reporters and journalists may not say it out loud, the individuals that work for CNN, MSNBC, Washington Post, New York Times, etc., believe that it is their job to tell us whether the news is good or not. They recognize that images on the television and snippets of text on Google have an undue influence on the thinking of most US citizens.
We have to give credit to Jim Treacher. He clearly recognized the position of the mainstream media:
