[ramblerman]

savaged? .. the guardian is no longer even pretending to output quality journalism.

[mverwijs]

    sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es
        1. To assault ferociously.
        2. To attack without restraint or pity: 
           The critics savaged the new play.

That is exactly what Rutger Bregman did with his speech (which is well worth the minute to watch).

[kiba]

What is with people categorically denouncing any journalism source there is on the basis that they're not outputting the truth or their version of the truth on this or that particular day?

This is why I read multiple sources of news and summarize it in my own words for a broad view of the world.

[mc32]

Because it’s hyperbolic?

I can’t imagine a non-tabloid print daily newspaper from the ‘90s using “savaged” in an article to describe what happened. I can imagine tabloids though and that’s not a good association.

[FranzFerdiNaN]

Maybe the problem is you imagining hypothetical pasts where newspapers acted like you want them to act.