Reporters have something to hide, namely any bad press concerning democrats and the left. The "news" in this country don't just decide what stories to cover, they decide what stories to cover UP depending on who will be hurt or helped by either instance.
When was the last time you heard a "news" division say something like "you heard it here first"? You don't, because you hear it on all of them all at once. Because they are not in competition with each other they are in collusion with each other, and they play gaurd dog for democrats and attack dog to republicans, they are not impartial, they are biased towards one side, therefore they have forfeited any protections they think they have.