No, it's more than that. They're the "Fourth Estate," supposedly to keep the government from abusing its power. They've abandoned that position. It's not clear

No, it's more than that. They're the "Fourth Estate," supposedly to keep the government from abusing its power. They've abandoned that position. It's not clear that there's anything to replace the accountability they brought for a time. The Internet could have been that, but they've co-opted vast swaths of it already.