It’s quite interesting. Here’s Brian Lam, in response to a question the criticism voiced about the leaked iPhone story:
I’ve been thinking about it a lot. And I notice it’s usually Apple-only press. I don’t know how they see their jobs, but I think reporters have to be critical of their subjects and hungry for stories that expose the truths that companies may not want in the light of day.
Exposing the truth means writing about suicides at Foxconn. Paying for stolen property and writing about it something else entirely.