Granted that this is an opinion column, and Ibbitson's opinions are not widely shared.  But, what I see is a clear pattern by right-wing trolls to attempt to undermine the credibility of all mainstream media, rather than trying to make intelligent arguments to support or oppose the opinions of others. 
These people obviously have no credible sources of information themselves, relying instead on false news and gossip. It's time to call them out on this. Without mainstream media, we lose our last safeguard against false news and our ability to question the actions of our government.