The "majority" of the news media are cynical jerks

[Lint Head]

hedging their bets just in case Trump is elected. They do not want to lose access. They know Trump is a revengeful, spiteful prick who will take it out on anyone who says anything negative about him.
Apparently most of them do not care how it impacts the average person or the country. They just want to make sure their network salaries are in place and safe for their own future. In other words they're covering their asses.
You can tell who is true to the truth. It seems they are few and far between. And we know who they are. The smaller news outlets seem to do better investigative reporting than any major network. True bravery is rare. That's why it is brave and not average.

[world wide wally]

1. All this, and he locks them in cages and calls them despicable scum of the Earth at his rallies.

He threatened to revise freedom of the press laws to make it easier to sue them if they say anything negative. And that's just for starters.
Once he establishes his "friendly press, he will most certainly replace them with his minions so that all will be for naught.
And yet, they won't tell the truth if it is not slanted in his favor.