Sowell defines intellectuals as an occupation, as people whose “work begins and ends with ideas.” This includes academics, especially those in the humanities and social sciences, policy wonks, and, to a certain extent, journalists.The thing is, journalists are uniquely situated to function as the moderator of the political discourse. Note the apparent inconsistency of number between the noun "journalists" and the noun "moderator." That is intentional, because although journalists are plural in number, they all belong the the Associated Press and for that reason there isn't a dime's worth of difference among them.All are at pains, like any other celebrity, to stay on the reservation which is political correctness - lest the fate of Carrie Prejean befall them.
Do you have a source that journalists: "all belong the the Associated Press"?