There are hacks on all points of the political spectrum. But this nation would have been far better served by listening to the liberal hacks than the conservative ones.

Reporters and editors are mostly liberal, and the corporations that own them and tell them what they can print and air are mostly conservative. It's the latter that have axes to grind, in the form of profits. The guys on the ground wouldn't care from a selfish standpoint; they're just calling it as they see it.