The excessive coverage of the scandal signals that the news media may have finally hit/reached 'the bottom of the barrel'.
Salaries in the industry are scraping/hitting 'the bottom of the barrel'. [=salaries in the industry are very low]
Several people have lost their jobs recently, so the office isn't exactly a 'barrel of laughs' these days.
(..) but I didn't hear you were the... Baby's nanny? Just till something more permanent comes along. Davey fell for this guy lock, stock and barrel. It was love at first sight. Well, my whole life is kids. I have nieces and nephews. - Wow! - How joyous for you. (..)2004 TvShow: Gilmore Girls Title: The Nanny and the Professor Season: 4 Episode 10