Thought experiment: Try taking them at their word for a sec. "...an exploration of Mr. Bezos’ judgment... is indeed newsworthy and in the public interest." Wo

Thought experiment: Try taking them at their word for a sec. "...an exploration of Mr. Bezos’ judgment... is indeed newsworthy and in the public interest." Wonderful! Looking out for my interests! My heroes, fightin' for me against all the bad judgment! So grateful! But then, if he'll agree to comply with their demands, suddenly it's not newsworthy anymore. "AM agrees not to publish, distribute, share, or describe unpublished texts and photos (the “Unpublished Materials”)." What?! Sellouts! Traitors! What about the public interest?! All the bad judgment!??!? So yeah, not only do they blackmail public figures; by their willingness to bury the story they also show that they can't be counted on to hold public figures accountable when the time comes. He's right, real journalists don't act like this. (Not that I ever believed that shit; like I said, it was just a thought experiment.) All you need is a bit of dirt on them, and you're safe from being exposed. Actually that might be the one thing that made this case different and turned it into a blackmail attempt instead of just another in the thousands of sleaze stories over the years.