When stuff like this begins appearing in the Boston Globe, one wonders whether the media has finally come to their senses:

… the real story here is less about misdeeds than it is about power. Consider how these three scandals mesh with other stories of the day: Escalating drone strikes, bullying investigations of targets such as cyber-genius Aaron Swartz, the shelter-in-place commands in the aftermath of the Marathon bombings, the rush to a never-ending surveillance state, and the like. The impression one gets is of government at all levels consolidating power unto itself and of a government that is ever more willing to use that power. It makes for scary stuff, stuff that has the potential to reset our politics.

The quote above offers hope but the long-term behavior of the press should not make anyone optimistic.

I suspect they will eventually turn, but it may be too late when the turn comes.