Uh the media actually tried to cover up the Monica Lewinsky story. Newsweek reporters had the scoop but the magazine wouldn't let them publish it. So one of the reporters forwarded the story to Drudge Report who was the one who made it public.
As for jokes, isn't Obama pretty much the first American president that late night comedians refuse to tell jokes about? Like I said in another thread, Obama is the most protected and coddled president in history.
Why does every political cartoon make fun of Obama's facial look/ ears?