The loss of confidence in the objectivity of the mainstream print and television media is no longer news and is more on the order of accepted fact by a majority of the American public.  The latest indication comes from the reliable Rasmussen survey reported over the weekend:
Just 17% of voters nationwide believe that most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage of election campaigns. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that four times as many—68%--believe most reporters try to help the candidate that they want to win.. . .
Read the whole thing to appreciate how aware the public is of a major phenomenon in American public life.