It's not outside reality that the Tripoli CNN office got a call on the 8th or 9th about how if they wanted a good story, to be outside the Benghazi consulate the morning of the 11th. How often have they been willing to follow the bad guys to get a shot of them ambushing our troops?
I seem to recall at least once in Iraq or the 'Stan. Naturally, since they weren't promptly taken out and shot, they figure if they are careful, they can scoop the competition.
Your comments bring 2 mind 2 incidents. (1) Wolf Blitzer admitting that CNN covered up Saddam Hussein's torture and murder in Iraq to maintain their Baghdad Bureau. (2) Mike Wallace and Peter Jennings in a video clip on Youtube (from a townhall discussion or similar panel talk) saying that they are reporters first and above and beyond any loyalties to America. If they learned of an impending attack on US forces, they would not relay the word to Americans to prevent the attack. That is emphatically stated by their own admission in the youtube clip.