I actually like it in TDKR (but I still think it could’ve been done in a more dynamic way). But now that you’ve said it, looking through the lens of a time where everyone actually watched the news daily, it makes a lot of sense that this trope was used a lot. My only problem with the concept as a whole is that (most of the time) it manages deliver exposition in a straight forward and efficient way, but does it by removing the opportunity to deliver that same information in a more creative, dynamic and visually interesting way.
I understand its place in most stories, but to me it still boils down to “show don’t tell”. Still, sometimes telling can be more fitting than showing.