The US government has been replaced by the National Security State which somehow became a nest of Muslims and Marxists.
Newspapers are like silly young virgins who do everything but 'the act' and delude themselves into thinking they're 'pure' as the driven snow...
Real newspapers pride themselves on never paying a source (but the people who give them their 'news packets' are NOT above paying sources, blackmailing, hiring detectives, illegally using classified information filtered to them from shady operatives etc.) That way the Bob Woodward's, Cameron Barr's and MSNBC's David Ignatius' types can stick their 'oh so superior noses' in the air. In truth they are no different than the worst of National Enquirer hacks... Their grand ethics are as phony as they are...
Kind like the lowlife who's too good to steal - but NOT too good to feed off theft by buying stolen property. Lower that nose guys... we're in the know out here in flyover.
All of us have ZERO respect for 'news people' who feed off unethical collection of biased news stories. (Oh and for the Chris Wallace and David Ignatius types who think their 'agonizing' over use of a good story that borders on being too 'self serving' ... is part of the strategy.
I want Chris Wallace, David Ignatius and Hannity to know democrat research from years ago showed if MORE self-serving stories were included in these news packets, EDITORS AND PRODUCERS WOULD CHOOSE MORE OF THE STORIES DEMOCRATS WANTED PRINTED. Because they had more to reject they rationalized more stories to accept...
The 'agonizing' is part of a brilliant psychological scam that's plays 'journalists' for fools. THIS IS WHY YOUR INDUSTRY IS DYING. No different than the restaurant that buy illegal low grade meats and produce and tries to pass the crap off as 'fresh' then wonders why no one eats at their establishment.