Definition of Hacker (Score 1)

Hackers are supposed to be good people, people who are masters of their domain and are willing to help out others. But unfortunately, the media (both print and online) almost always seems to tag the term hackers to someone who breaks into other people's computers. Atleast, on websites like Slashdot, I expected to people to understand the meaning of 'Hackers' and 'Crackers'