The very first amendment of the Constitution is is freedom of press. From the Constitution:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Right now the media hates Trump and anyone who wants to control their behavior because they lie, lie, lie. It is not the constant lying that is the problem, but their influence over so many who really have no clue and cannot discern the truth from the lies.
I love my mom, but she believes everything the media says about Trump because 1) She hates trump and wants to believe what they say and 2) She believes that the media cannot lie and therefore must be telling the truth. What she forgets is that there is freedom of the press as protected by the Constitution.
What should be punishable by prison time and revocation of press privileges is when they lie. The press should only report the truth, period, but the truth does not sell and then we have well there is my truth and there is your truth and they may not match. No, there is one truth and reporters need to stop trying to be the first to get something published and worry about the facts, but lets face it, all media is basically like the tabloids.
We are a nation that must be first in reporting, even if it is wrong and destroys a persons life, but as long as I got my story out there first, then I can make a name for myself and so what if I had to step on a few people or make up facts. We are nation that likes drama and the more controversial it is, the more we like it which is why we stay glued to the media. We are a nation that does not know fact from fiction. We say we do not believe anything politicians say because everything they say is a lie, but we quote them and agree with them when we want too and/or we agree with the media. We are a nation that wants to give the media free reign until they say something we do not like or agree with, then we want them shut down.
Ultimately, we are becoming a godless nation. We want to believe everything that man says and disagree with everything Christ said. We have a book that is thousands of years old called the Bible (Oldest Media) that contains Gods word and so much of it has been deemed to be factual until it comes to accepting that we are sinners who need to forgive and be forgiven and to accept that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.
So while we have freedom of the press, take everything they say with a grain of salt. They are not here to feed you facts, but rather make ratings so they can sell their information. If this means lie, they will lie. If this means misrepresent the truth that is what will be done. If this means causing controversy and drama where ever they can, again that is what will be done.
However, if you want the truth, then read the Bible and pray to God. He will guide you down the right path, if you will only listen and obey.