The current regime maintains order (in part) through four branches of the warrior faction. Those branches are military, police (which you mentioned), bureaucracy, and activists. These four branches are a mercenary force under merchant rule. So like with all mercenary forces when the money dries up they scatter like the wind. The media (which you mentioned) are a branch of the priestly faction and the other branch is academia. When the collapse happens the mercenary force will scatter, but out of that warrior faction will arise the new rulers. They must be supported by a priestly faction. Obviously because the media is so compromised, the new warrior ruling faction will not find adequate support and advice among the media branch of the priestly faction, and very likely be considered enemies. Therefore, it must fall to the academic branch to fill that role, and hopefully that support will be in alignment with Christian values.
The current regime maintains order (in part) through four branches of the warrior faction. Those branches are military, police (which you mentioned), bureaucracy, and activists. These four branches are a mercenary force under merchant rule. So like with all mercenary forces when the money dries up they scatter like the wind. The media (which you mentioned) are a branch of the priestly faction and the other branch is academia. When the collapse happens the mercenary force will scatter, but out of that warrior faction will arise the new rulers. They must be supported by a priestly faction. Obviously because the media is so compromised, the new warrior ruling faction will not find adequate support and advice among the media branch of the priestly faction, and very likely be considered enemies. Therefore, it must fall to the academic branch to fill that role, and hopefully that support will be in alignment with Christian values.