"The OLD MEDIA can not, must not be Trusted ever again!"
Your point is solid. It is hugely ludicrous for people to call themselves "journalists," yet promise not to report relevant things heard from a candidate during a NATIONAL election! The obvious question to these so called "journalists" is: - Then why did you bother covering Kerry in the first place? What's the point?
The damage this does to journalists in future campaigns is clearly evident. The question one asks is: "What did you promise to conceal in return for being allowed to tag along with the candidate?"
It becomes evident, again, that the suppression of the truth by CNN during Hussein's rule was not an anomoly, they were simply following the example set by the OM.