I disagree. The media wasnt on him 24/7. He also didnt puruse the media, they went after him. Gotti could of been killed internally just as virtually every other boss was. Why wasnt he killed? He was feared and he was strong.
Gotti could of beem killed inside a restaurant, night club, you name it. If they were able to kill castellano, they could have killed gotti.
Gotti went to plenty of secret meetings the government jnew nothing about, he could of easily of been killed at one of those meetings.