The media are a trusted class of society who are afforded a blanket level of respect based on their role in society.
The media have started to act in the best interest of their clan vs society as a whole.
The Media has fragmented and serves their niches but not society as a whole.
So talking about the media as a whole is possible without having to identify tribes within.
In the above paragraph replace "the media" with "doctors", "scientists", "politicians", "elected officials", "the police", "big pharma", "journalists" ...
I'm not saying you are not making a point - it's just a unnecessarily broad point that is difficult to discuss constructively.
The media have started to act in the best interest of their clan vs society as a whole. The Media has fragmented and serves their niches but not society as a whole.
So talking about the media as a whole is possible without having to identify tribes within.