Giving a fair and complete assessment of a story is important if you want keep your credibility in tact.
When it comes to the media, credibility is one thing and having a long lucrative career is something entirely different, plus credibility can get you Gary Webbed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb
Coverage of Hillary or the future first gentleman has always been limited hangout...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_hangout
A limited hangout or partial hangout is, according to former special assistant to the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Victor Marchetti, "spy jargon for a favorite and frequently used gimmick of the clandestine professionals. When their veil of secrecy is shredded and they can no longer rely on a phony cover story to misinform the public, they resort to admitting—sometimes even volunteering—some of the truth while still managing to withhold the key and damaging facts in the case. The public, however, is usually so intrigued by the new information that it never thinks to pursue the matter further."
Kind of like being called out for sexually harassing a subordinate at work when you were a serial rapist at previous jobs





