The Media is a very powerful institution. No argument can be made otherwise. However, the power of the Media has increased greatly since the days of our founders. The Media at that time was not what it is today because of the various forms of modern news/entertainment.
The founders saw “The Media” as the press, the printed word. They obviously recognized the power of the press. Considering Ben Franklin’s influence when he was beginning to have a say in society as a voice of truth, this was easy for them to accept. When Franklin worked at that newspaper, he was treading new ground in American journalism and history appreciates it. But that was the printed word, the only Media at that time.