Chris Christie has battled the media (100% in the teachers’ unions pockets) since he was elected; he simply doesn’t play their games, and points to his record (addressing voters, not the media). When he said he wanted a snowstorm for the Super Bowl next year in NJ (because that is part of the game), the media was reduced to complaining how he was insensitive to homeless people. That is what he has reduced them to; he has helped destroy their credibility here in NJ, and given them nothing to throw at him.
Battling the teacher's unions (several years ago) and saying he wants it to snow on Super Bowl Sunday is a very short list of examples where he battled the media.
Watching him on the network shows he is quick to criticize the Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and he is hesitant to criticize Obama the Democrats and Obamacare.