Don't save the scoops ..... why not?

I read a rather interesting short article today: 'Anonymous WH reporter confesses to saving info for book. www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia... The author's opening line says that 'there is an ongoing debate over whether journalists should save nuggets of news for books later on.' I wasn't aware that it was such a big issue. How many of us are always telling everything we know, and since when are we so naive as to think that every little tidbit of information is being shared. My expectations of the news media is not that they are sharing every little bit of info, but that info that is necessary to be able to make a wise choice is given. I don't really care if a reporter keeps some info for a later book, matter of fact, I like to read, and may even read their book because of it contains secret information. With the blogisphere today there is certainly less likelihood information is going to be kept in the drawer; and besides there are a lot of negatives about the information age! Sometimes ignorance is bliss in many different ways. If I am going to read a book that gives information never openly shared then I am definitely going to want to know about the author, what was his/her motivations, and what impact is the timing expected to have .... and other questions. Perhaps in our 'information-driven' age we are being conditioned to expect too much?