> NO GIFTS. Uh, every single time a "journalist" is easy on a subject so that they can get future access, that's a gift from the subject in exchange for them g

> NO GIFTS. Uh, every single time a "journalist" is easy on a subject so that they can get future access, that's a gift from the subject in exchange for them going easy. Journalism as actually practiced is almost a definition of what a "gift" culture is, especially political journalism.