Media in the sense of sensationlist dopamine hits is bad for society in the same way smoking is bad for your lungs. It'll get you high, but you will become worse off for it because you waste so much time and energy being artificially angry about shit that doesn't matter to you. The worst case is when the media is being sensationalist propagandists on someone's dime, then you're artificially angry about shit strictly for someone else's benefit.
Proper journalism, which the media is not, is the so-called Fourth Estate which is of great benefit to society and it isn't impossible. However, proper journalism like any product of labor costs money. Most people by and large do not pay for content that isn't sensationalist, and proper journalism cannot take public money from the government due to conflicts of interest.
The practical prerequisites to enable proper journalism therefore make it impossible.
Proper journalism, which the media is not, is the so-called Fourth Estate which is of great benefit to society and it isn't impossible. However, proper journalism like any product of labor costs money. Most people by and large do not pay for content that isn't sensationalist, and proper journalism cannot take public money from the government due to conflicts of interest.
The practical prerequisites to enable proper journalism therefore make it impossible.