I agree with KC that there are excellent journalists working for respectable magazines. They put their personal reputations on the line with every story they write.
The hacks who work for the national newspapers, TV and radio have different values and don't care about the story they are writing and are more interested in filling space in what they see as a readable interesting way rather than informing accurately.
The point that really worries me is that I can see how wrong they get a story when I know what happened. But I still read the other 99.99 per cent of stories and have to accept what I read. And I still buy a paper most days. And it influences my opinions.