I feel like it's something that at least portions of the media have realized in the last few years, and there has been a stronger seperation of "news" in contrast to "editorials" or "opinion pieces". Granted that's just my gut feeling, maybe it's only my perception. But it would be a sensible reaction on their part, as I think many readers have grown more sensitive and probably less trusting in their consumption of various media sources. In theory, it could make sense to present an article that contains both new information, and some opinions about it, but the lines begin to get real blurry if you do so. Instead, news sites will e.g. have an article introducing simply the facts, as unbiased as the source will allow, and in the sidebars seperate articles commenting on the information in a more subjective manner. It's much cleaner that way.And yes, YouTuber's often aren't much better because you have to be a "personality". You probably pay more attention to them then me, but aside from something like IGN's Daily Fix, I bet you couldn't find another gaming "news" channel that's just the news and not a personality infront of it pushing their views and opinion into it.
I'm of the mind that I like my news filtered. I just want the facts. I want to get in, get what I need and get out without someone forcing their views down my throat when I'm trying to figure out what the hell I should wear outside today.
I know for a fact that outlets like VG247 or Kotaku think embedding their "voice", which usually means their political ideology, into their articles makes them more interesting. And for their audiences they're courting, it does. I think that becomes a problem when someone writes or makes a video to counter them on something they put out there, where things get nasty real quick and they (often times both sides) start defending their point of view as the ONLY point of a view.
That's something I personally have a problem with in today's gaming media, and all media in general really.
Personally, I get a bit sour when people talk of "the media" as a whole, whether in regards to gaming or otherwise, when accusing them of various faults, because the quality of media is just as diverse as anything else. Both between the sources, and sometimes even within. But having an opinion piece that is "stupid" from the perspective of yours truly is not inherently indicative of bad journalism. It simply means that the source in question is letting a voice speak I have strong disageements with. Whether or not I agree with it, it is my own duty as a critical reader to reflect on what parts of it I agree with.
And that is something I wish readers and writers of games content would take to heart, not that I need to tell you anything, as from what you've been writing you guys are really on the right track here, and that's commendable. I absolutely think there is room for social commentary and critique in video games and video games writing, but we need to get away from the toxicity that has plagued us these last years, on all sides of the equation.