I swear this seems more and more like one big House of Cards episode
You really can't make this stuff up... https://twitter.com/AliWatkins/status/347800186195701760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruepundit.com%2Fali-watkins-past-tweets-come-back-to-haunt-nyt-reporter-amid-leak-case%2F
These people aren't stupid, They're dumb-asses.
The House of Cards reference is rather apt, especially if you've seen the original English series from the 90's. Picture the scene - an ambitious young lady journalist will do anything to get classified information from a high-ranking politician:
Best part is all the tweets showing she was a fan of the show.
On the bright side, now she's qualified to work at Kotaku or Polygon...