Here “well-connected” is another euphemism. Garbage Island’s media class is its political class. They go to the same parties; they’re (ex-) spouses; in the case of Johnson, among many others, they are literally the same people. That unflushed turd only reluctantly gave up his media job to become alleged PM, and he didn’t give it up to be alleged mayor of London, which says a lot about where the real power is.
I’m sure downplaying corruption helps keep papers out of court, but that’s very much secondary. Defending the way the establishment does business is their primary job.
