Could Trump save the media?

It was easy to imagine journalists tugging at their hair as they read the notorious comment of senior White House adviser Steve Bannon last month, calling the media "the opposition party" and saying that the press should "keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while."

David Swerdlick, an editor at the Washington Post, said on CNN that Bannon's comments were "unwarranted."

"We're not supposed to be state television here," said the channel's top political analyst Gloria Borger.

But the conflict and apparent chasm between the national press and the Trump White House belies the truth: The new administration has been a godsend to reporters, columnists and TV anchors who claim to be under assault.