> In the last few years or so, it seems there's been a steady push by journalists and media corporations to see how much they can get away with, ethics or newsw

> In the last few years or so, it seems there's been a steady push by journalists and media corporations to see how much they can get away with, ethics or newsworthiness be damned. C.f. also 'journalist shield' laws which give journalists special privilege not to testify that citizens in general do not have. As a matter of principle, I think that anyone should have the right to refuse to provide evidence to prosecute a case (I am okay with the idea of the defense being able to compel testimony); allowing some people to have such privilege but denying it to others sets a very bad precedent, akin to the old 'benefit of clergy.'