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Glenn,
You might want to point out another major source of mistrust in the media, which is their self-serving inconsistency. The most maddening is when they play the "balance" game where they outright refuse to fact check any White House or Republican talking point. A lot of your own column is about debunking these outrages and they happen constantly.
Remember Paul Krugman's joke that if the RNC suddenly declared the world is flat and the Democrats pointed out the obvious, the story would be "shape of the earth differs."
It would be funny if it were not for:
... In 2004 a decorated war hero candidate somehow became the choice of cowards over the guy who abandoned his post during the same war.
... The true straight-arrow candidate in 2000 who had been right about nearly everything for decades suddenly became a serial liar and exaggerator, while his opponent somehow "won" the debates because the soundtrack detected heavy breathing from the other side.
... The Republican porn "path to 9/11" was aired without a peep from any main news outlet (at least that I ever saw) about the outrageous distortions and false facts it portrayed. At the same time anything that is truthful and would place Reagan in a bad light is banished to pay-for broadcast.
The list is endless. And they wonder why we won't trust them?
