The media was seen as truth tellers

Yes, the good old days when the media would report the facts not their opinions.

No, it wouldn't ..
Once upon a time they were considered crusaders for the truth.
Now I might only put my trust in those embedded journalist that put their lives on the line in third world countries.
But here or western countries..no. They want to be the stars and it's now all about their own biases and opinions.

Not sure how much sway nuclear energy has over the MSM now.