Well, I've been a politics reporter for three decades for five dailies, three weeklies and several national magazines and this assessment, while cool snark, is only that. Quislings like Haberman and Schmidt aren't the norm. Most of us are working hard for real news.
https://twitter.com/js_edit/status/1492556052205752322
It's convenient to forget all the news we reporters break that is fundamental to maintaining democracy--even when it is about politicians you align with. Have less fealty to fave politicians. That's what allows a Haberman or Schmidt to evolve.
You can't have it both ways--claim that all political reporting is just gossip and rumors and then complain that someone didn't reveal what you call gossip sooner. Some examples: when Watergate, the S&L scandal, Abu Ghraib were exposed, no one on the left thought it was gossip.
Also,the majority of political reporting takes place at the local level. If you aren't supporting your local newspapers you aren't participating in getting real news out. That story today about Texas ballots is a major story. Local, but with national implications. Not "gossip."
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