Somewhere between the birth of Yahoo and TMZ, "news" became "content" and information became entertainment. Wolf Blitzer, Glenn Beck and the bloggers on Red State and Daily Kos are part of the same media sphere as the cops reporter at The Daily Such and Such. They just run in frequently colliding orbits.
Even if you wanted to, you could not escape "the media."
It seems to me there are basically four types of "media" types these days: Actors, providers, commentators and sideliners. Here's a rough description of the four categories: [...]
"We are all the media," Chuck Raasch, USA Today, October 29, 2009
Brian Johnson: Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...
Andrew Clark: ...and an athlete...
Allison Reynolds: ...and a basket case...
Claire Standish: ...a princess...
John Bender: ...and a criminal...
Brian Johnson: Does that answer your question?... Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.