Journalists used to provide distribution, so they were pandered to. Now they simply provide distortion, so they're ignored. To the formerly pandered, indifference feels like defensiveness, when it's merely the ingratiating mask falling off.https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/uncanny-valley-author-techs-response-to-criticism-is-getting-incredibly-defensive-132406677.html …
"Journalist" is a meaningless term when used in this context. It can be interpreted however the reader wants to elicit a pre-established belief about journalism or specific media outlets. To say l journalists collectively used to/currently do one or the other is nonsense.