"...And lose those paychecks? Get a grip..." Errr... How to put this...
It's not about money with everyone sakic.
Some people do what they do for other reasons.
So it's your contention that the members of the media are not primarily concerned with the cash? You believe that these are political animals? They're pretty automatons that read from teleprompters not political people looking to trade away the country that pays them and makes them famous.
You don't seem to understand what makes the media tick.