This is typical of the media. Helen Thomas did the same thing, before her jew-hating meltdown.
They'll look the other way all day long, as long as other people suffer at the hands of an overbearing government. But as soon as something happens that they feel is unfair to their hallowed profession, they get all pissy.
It's not a principled stand, they just act like it is.
I don’t care why he’s right and if it’s nothing more than a narcissistic journalist rage—he’s still right. If the press curtailment of the situation were done on a Republican’s watch the media would be all over it.