Mostly agree. Some media is certainly better than others. The NYT article I linked has a very responsible title (IMO) of "Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths".
It clearly says that the estimates they're about to talk about are worst-case and estimates.
With the media, I think it's sometimes intentional and not ignorance, as a ploy to get clicks.
With the anti-media, anti-expert crowd, I have to believe it's usually simple ignorance.