I think it's probably in the middle. You have to remember that journalists rely on sources, and some of those sources come from government agencies. A strong

I think it's probably in the middle. You have to remember that journalists rely on sources, and some of those sources come from government agencies. A strong caution contains an implied threat of non-cooperation, i.e. if you cover that story, we will be feeding other journalists more info than we feed you. We've already been seeing this a lot with the current administration, regarding trying to ban Fox News from the press pool (ok, I am no fan of Fox News, and I was a fan of Obama in 2008, but COME ON). In context, this is a meaningful threat. However, I wonder if the issue has to do more with the "get rid of the TSA" rhetoric in the post than it does with the security hole.