MANDY GRUNWALD ASKS WHY THE PRESS DEALS SO BADLY WITH THE PRESS. The answer: they’re used to judging without being judged:

I think the experience may be particularly difficult for journalists who tend to have a sense of righteousness that often comes without self-awareness. The truth is that journalists are used to judging others and not being judged.

When politicians or corporate executives have their integrity questioned, they often bristle. Journalists never understand this. They think it is arrogance or ignorance. But when the reputation of a news organization is at stake, the defensiveness is usually even greater. . . .

And unlike people in most other public companies these days — companies that have had to become increasingly adept at dealing with the public, their stockholders and the press — journalists and media companies remain quite insulated. There is more reporting about the media than ever before, but still, the average newspaper editor is less likely to face press scrutiny than the average CEO.

Yes. And this is what the bloggers keep pointing out, and what the pro-journos keep misunderstanding.