> I think I'll still read the New York Times, but as entertainment; not as news.<p>I read all news as entertainment; the global pratfall.<p>EDIT: like this: "How a federal spy case turned into a child pornography prosecution" <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-national-security-powers-are-underpinning-some-ordinary-criminal-cases/2016/04/05/1a7685f4-fa36-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-n...</a><p>> During his initial appearance in a federal courthouse in Santa Ana, Calif., the prosecutors indicated a willingness to reduce or drop the child pornography charges if he would tell them about the C-17, said Sara Naheedy, Gartenlaub’s attorney at the time.
That is a distinct possibility (but not that different to the current situation). On the other hand you could be reading something that someone wanted published without any thought of anything in return.