Oh come on!. I don't like the President, but the Press is getting full of themselves if they think they are part of the essential checks & balances of the nation's power structure. The Bill of Rights covers the Freedom of the Press, just so people can say anything they want to as large an audience as they want. But there is NO other role for the Press. 

Hell, the Founding Fathers didn't even care if the Press lied and contradicted each other, which they often did in the politics of the 2nd and 3rd President's campaigns. 

No, checks and balances are between the 3 branches of the federal government, and the states balancing against the central government. These people are just getting a bit full of themselves and throwing tantrums.