It's my opinion, not that of the (anonymous?) author of the referenced article. And not that of the (majority of the) press corps.

But the comparison of the mode of operation of the press is interesting.

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Comparing the enemy propaganda with friendly or scathing criticism (or viewing this comparison as anything but intellectual dishonesty) is what troubles me. By the way of illustration: one could accept FDR lying to mobilize the nation in a global war; one should not accept lying to people about the course of a police operation with no clear goals and questionable means.

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It's troubling in a way, but we can set it aside for a while and just enjoy the fun of it. And I do not see it as intellectual dishonesty. I see it as a shot in another (metaphorical, however) war that seems to be going on between the press and the military forces. Or, taken more broadly, between the left and right wings of the political spectrum.

one could accept FDR lying to mobilize the nation in a global war

I do not know about that. Certain things permissible when a nation is at war are not permissible during peaceful times, and certain decisions taken during a war may have side effects which would not be otherwise allowed.

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