There's a Robin Hood-like glamour that is given to all those that somehow stick it to the government. Somehow it is seen as noble to "screw the man." I'll grant you that there are some shady dealings that go on at the government level. And, who knows, if you blow the whistle within the channels, you might become the unfortunate victim of a convincing suicide setup.
So, it is good that there are other ways to bring corruption to light. But, what deepthroat really is is the most famous and high profile media snitch in history. Now, every story has an anonymous government source. The government even adeptly uses these types of "secret" leaks to test the water for issues and information. It's become so transparent and there's so many disgruntled whistleblowers that it's become common practice. Anonymous government sources are now an accepted "source" of information for printing articles.
The real news story here is that members of the media could actually keep a secret this long as to who Deep Throat was. That's the only issue I see as amazing out of this all!
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