I'll have to listen to the podcast, but I think you're way off in thinking this kind of story makes careers. Journalists take their credibility very seriously and this story doesn't have it, at least not yet if it ever will.
Going with a story that hasn't been vetted marks a serious journalist as a dupe for the rest of their lives.
Going with a story that hasn't been vetted marks a serious journalist as a dupe for the rest of their lives.