If you remember the Ethics in America series show about the media and the military it was expressed position by Mike Wallace and others that they were reporters first and citizens second. Also that if they went with the enemy of the US which was going to ambush Americans they would go along to record the event and would not and should not warn the Americans. Tom Brokow said he'd warn the American troops but Wallace went after him for it. In the end Brokow said he wished he could do what Wallace suggested since it was right from a journalistic standpoint, but he couldn't.
These journalist should be treated as journalist first and they are on their own.