There are real cases where this is true and it's the responsibility of a news organization to weigh the public good against the consequences of sharing informat

There are real cases where this is true and it's the responsibility of a news organization to weigh the public good against the consequences of sharing information and being very selective about what secrets to publish. You should not want a news organization to err on either extreme by publishing literally everything they get their hands on (Wikileaks) or acting as a de facto arm of the state (state media outlet of choice). I would argue that neither extreme count as journalists. >I don't think that's much of a revelation. Absolutely, they basically wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't ask. Asking is a lot different than many other tactics.