[cefrloqq] David Rohde coverup

In the New York Times-led coverup of the David Rohde kidnapping, did other news organizations not publish purely out of the goodness of their heart, or were they provided with financial or other business incentives?

I speculate the threat of employment discrimination (perhaps an implicit threat) should anyone who published apply for a position (in the future) at any of the many New York Times affiliated companies (e.g., Boston Globe): "Kiss your career goodbye.  You'll never work in the industry again."

Whatever the lever may have been, has it been applied again, perhaps for less honorable reasons?

It would be nice to know the exact mechanics of how the coverup worked, all the way from the kidnappers on the ground no doubt attempting to publicize, to all the media corporations.  It has exposed a flaw in journalism -- the ability to censor undesirable content -- which could be exploited again for less honorable reasons.