So, I take it you've been living under a rock for at least a couple of years now? Its the former. Hell, most people complain that the media is too focused on all the awful shit. They don't want to have to care about this shit, because then they might have to actually deal with it.
It was more rhetorical than me not knowing the answer. I think it's a combination of both personally. In regards to the media, where have they treated the Trump scandals like they did with the Hillary issue as a consequence of the Comey letter? Many people have argued that the media has been normalizing the bullshit. Look at CNN with all the Trump sycophants given platforms constantly.