Hundreds of news outlets publish editorials denouncing President Trump's anti-media remarks

<p>In the face of a presidential assault on the press, legacy media outlets are wheeling out their marketing departments to defend their honor.</p><p>President Trump said during&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-tears-into-media-during-hour-long-press-conference/" target="_blank">a press conference</a>: &quot;The press, honestly, is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control.&quot;</p><p>Take&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY0Fdz350GE" target="_blank">this commercial</a>&nbsp;for The New York Times, which suggests that in a polarized and uncertain world, it&#39;s nice to have an impartial arbiter of truth &mdash; like, presumably, the Times &mdash; around to sort fact from fiction.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/bannon-calls-the-media-the-opposition-party-in-interview/">Trump's Chief Strategist Calls The Media 'The Opposition Party'</a></b></p><p>And&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a>&nbsp;is shaking things up by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/washington-post-slogan-newspapers.php" target="_blank">changing its slogan</a>&nbsp;to a favorite saying of veteran Post reporter Bob Woodward.</p><p>During a recent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-bV_AuWXDU" target="_blank">CBS appearance</a>, Woodward said, &quot;Democracies die in darkness.&quot; A version of that would become the Post&#39;s new slogan.</p><p><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/02/22/_15_classic_metal_albums_whose_titles_are_less_dark_than_the_washington.html" target="_blank">A touch melodramatic</a>&nbsp;perhaps, but it gets the point across: A democracy can&#39;t function if its citizens can&#39;t see what&#39;s going on. The Post&#39;s new slogan says the paper aims to illuminate the dark corners of government.</p><p>Media companies could probably do with a bit of ideological polish. America&#39;s trust in the media has been&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/195542/americans-trust-mass-media-sinks-new-low.aspx" target="_blank">steadily falling</a>&nbsp;in recent years, particularly among Republicans.</p><p>But if the media isn&#39;t always well-trusted these days, it&#39;s at least turning more of a profit. Outlets from&nbsp;<a href="http://fortune.com/2016/11/29/new-york-times-subscribers-donald-trump/" target="_blank">the Times</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/17/vanity_fair_subscriptions_soar_after_trump_blasts_magazine_on_twitter.html" target="_blank">Vanity Fair</a>&nbsp;have all seen spikes in subscription numbers during the Trump presidency.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/us-town-halls-see-rise-in-attendance/">Town Halls In The US Have Gotten More Crowded Lately</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/oklahoma-town-strikes-down-footloose--esque-ban-on-dancing/">Oklahoma Town Ditches &#039;Footloose&#039;-esque Ban On Public Dancing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-admin-withdraws-guidance-on-transgender-students/">Trump Administration Withdraws Guidance Regarding Transgender Students</a></li></ul>