It's arguable thats a sign that they're doing a good job.
Few profession I have more respect for than journalists and police.
Most of them are trying to fight evil and make society better and are disliked for it.
They are a gritty grizzled bunch.
I’m with you on journalists, but the police have so many bad apples that I think the profession itself attracts the wrong kind of people.
Certainly their editors and the publisher/owner, but journalists themselves?
If you own the owners of media, you own all the journalists by virtue of the fact that to be a journalist requires someone to get a job as a journalist. In a place like the US you might have a handful of top people freelance and still be able to eat, but that is very rare.
Also, is it even journalism at that point?