>It doesn't take a side, it doesn't try to fire you up, it just informs.
By informing, they do take a side. It's just that now you like the side they've taken. I'm not saying that all Trump articles are completely justified - the media feeds on hyperbole and fear after all, but a large number of articles are simply trying to inform when talking about Trump.
Here's the first link I saw today on NYT page (not the biggest one, but one on the top of "Sunday Review" column):
4-Year-Olds Don’t Act Like Donald Trump
By ALISON GOPNIK
Comparing our president to a child is inaccurate and unfair to children.
What is it informing me about? That Trump is not literally 4 years old? Well, thanks a lot. In fact, the whole article is dedicated to describing how Trump sucks so much that comparing anybody to him is an insult. Yeah thanks for "informing" me, I'd never know it if not for NYT reporting.
By informing, they do take a side. It's just that now you like the side they've taken. I'm not saying that all Trump articles are completely justified - the media feeds on hyperbole and fear after all, but a large number of articles are simply trying to inform when talking about Trump.