And later be exonerated by revelation that the original source was incorrect.
It opens the door wider to the media being whistleblowers based on insider tips, right or wrong, which is not how the whistleblower concept had developed.
Giving journalists Ridenour awards only adds to the confusion.
Journalists should never be allowed to be whistleblow except on their own news organization, and then only on first hand information from within it.
Now a second hand whistleblower can pay for or extort information that it then discloses.
It is called corruption.
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