Let me get this straight. In your opinion, the media should stand around on it's hands, knowing that someone is lying to the American people? Is that your position? In that case the "media" is has forfit the first amendment rights of the people in favor of some silly rule that isn't written down anywhere? They would allow someone to lie about an administration, possibly ruin it, and the "press" thinks that's ETHICAL?
These people are bigger enemies to the people than any of us realized.
You are correct. If you will remember the memos that PROVED the Gimmies were UNDERMINING the JUDICIAL process for donations and lobbyists demands. It wasn't the SUBSTANCE of the memo but the fact that it was released. Thereby shifting FOCUS from MEMO to the messenger.