C'mon. In your critique of mainstream media, you unironically cited Project Veritas to bolster your claim? From the Wikipedia page of Project Veritas:
> The organization has produced deceptively edited videos targeted against ACORN, NPR and others.[12][13][14] During the 2016 campaign, the organization falsely claimed to have shown that the Hillary Clinton accepted illegal donations from foreign sources.[15]
> O'Keefe was sued for defamation by a man he wrongfully depicted as a "willing participant in an underage sex-trafficking scheme"; the suit led to a settlement in 2013, in which O'Keefe issued an apology and paid $100,000.[16]
> In 2017, it was caught in a failed attempt to trick the The Washington Post into posting a fabricated story about Roy Moore.[2][3][17][18] Rather than uncritically publish a story that accused Republican candidate Moore of impregnating a teenager, The Washington Post critically examined the story that they were presented with, checked the source, assessed her credibility and ultimately found that there was no merit to her claims, and that instead Project Veritas were trying to dupe The Washington Post.[10]
> O'Keefe has been barred from fundraising for Project Veritas in Florida and other states because of his federal criminal record for entering a federal building under fraudulent pretenses
Trust is low with legitimate news organizations because we have a political party very keen on believing bizarre conspiracy theories, who've rallied behind a narcissist who attacks any source critical of him. NPR, the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, etc are all pretty damn solid news organizations. Are they perfect? No. But to compare their credibility to the likes of InfoWars or Breitbart is patently absurd.
> The organization has produced deceptively edited videos targeted against ACORN, NPR and others.[12][13][14] During the 2016 campaign, the organization falsely claimed to have shown that the Hillary Clinton accepted illegal donations from foreign sources.[15]
> O'Keefe was sued for defamation by a man he wrongfully depicted as a "willing participant in an underage sex-trafficking scheme"; the suit led to a settlement in 2013, in which O'Keefe issued an apology and paid $100,000.[16]
> In 2017, it was caught in a failed attempt to trick the The Washington Post into posting a fabricated story about Roy Moore.[2][3][17][18] Rather than uncritically publish a story that accused Republican candidate Moore of impregnating a teenager, The Washington Post critically examined the story that they were presented with, checked the source, assessed her credibility and ultimately found that there was no merit to her claims, and that instead Project Veritas were trying to dupe The Washington Post.[10]
> O'Keefe has been barred from fundraising for Project Veritas in Florida and other states because of his federal criminal record for entering a federal building under fraudulent pretenses
Trust is low with legitimate news organizations because we have a political party very keen on believing bizarre conspiracy theories, who've rallied behind a narcissist who attacks any source critical of him. NPR, the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, etc are all pretty damn solid news organizations. Are they perfect? No. But to compare their credibility to the likes of InfoWars or Breitbart is patently absurd.