The problem is that other sources are not willing to perform the kinds of investigations and do the sort of publications Wikileaks and few others are willing to

The problem is that other sources are not willing to perform the kinds of investigations and do the sort of publications Wikileaks and few others are willing to do. When Snowden approached CNN, the Times and a number of other large media outlets they attempted to report him to the Feds rather than report on the domestic and global mass surveillance programmes. The incentives, partnerships, timelines and ethics of major media outlets prevent them from speaking truth to power.