I agree, the term “mainstream” gives then an undeserved credence, I will try to refer to them henceforth as “THE OLD MEDIA”.
That should burn them more because young progressives hate everything that is “old”.
“THE OLE MEDIA”...”TOM” for short.
I'm hearing and using Lap Dog Media more these days, and that is very descriptive, particularly when it comes to political and social issue coverage.
They’re the LCM - the Last Century Media. Or how about the 20th Century Media?