Dean has been Gored by the media Big Time over the last month. I'm sure almost all of us believe this is true (even though some will disagree about whether particular incidents constitute Goring or legitimate criticism or about the degree to which Dean has facilitated the Goring).
It is almost inevitable that supporters of the other candidates are enjoying and capitalizing on Dean's discomfort rather than uniting against the media. And, it might have served Dean and the other candidates well in the long run to have protested prior incidents of more mild Goring by the media (against Wes Clark re Kosovo actions, against Kerry re hair, etc). In a long campaign, sometimes, the best strategy is to forego a short term gain for a long term advantage (unfortunately, political consultants advise going for the jugular in these situations and pressing for any advantage).
After our experience with media coverage in 2000 and throughout the Clinton years, I hope we won't let the media get away with such Goring so easily once the Democratic nominee is established.
By the way, I suspect tomorrow may be the most important day for the Dean campaign so far. If he can find the right combination of humor and message to stabilize and right his campaign, he may emerge from tomorrow night's debate in much better shape than many commentators expect.
It will also be interesting how aggressively Kerry goes after Dean in debate (most likely with veiled innuendo), or whether Lieberman acts as Kerry's surrogate in going after Dean. I'm sure some in Kerry's campaign are smelling blood and wondering whether they can kill Dean off before he has a chance to regroup.