Sharyl Attkisson is a journalist who actually lives up to the ethics of her profession even when it means being the target of unrelenting reprisals. Her stories on Green Energy fraud, Fast and Furious, Benghazi, and the Politics of Health Care resulted in her computer being repeatedly hacked by sophisticated operatives.  And she's not just being paranoid … she has the evidence to prove it.  Why was she a target? The best answer is because she stubbornly persisted in searching for the whole truth. For this she was maligned, misdirected, and vilified by those who aren't really interested in the debate, just the outcome.  

Here's a great example. Sharyl, with the help of an associate,  tracked down Nakoula Basseley Nakoula who was the Egyptian YouTube filmmaker blamed for inciting the September 11, 2012 Benghazi attack. Nakoula agreed to be interviewed but the interview had to be cancelled when Sharyl was denied the support she needed to conduct the interview on camera. She was told it was "old news." Not to Sharyl. What drives her in an era where propagandists endeavor to control the news is revealing "stories we're not supposed to tell."  But that's not as easy as it sounds when the development and management of stories takes place within a media "system of presuppositions and principles that constitute an elite consensus."  Sharyl's advice? "Do your own research. Consult those you trust. Make up your own mind. Think for yourself."