If you classify "valid" journalists by their political journey or ideals, you won't have many people left. Notwithstanding the likely possibility that even a h

If you classify "valid" journalists by their political journey or ideals, you won't have many people left. Notwithstanding the likely possibility that even a highly partisan journalist can be professional and can know when to put their opinions aside. An illegal source is still a source - and the fact that something has been illegally captured doesn't change the veracity it exposes - although it taints the receivability of it as a proof, legally speaking - that's a different matter.