The Deep State spies on everyone—”journalists” just get their panties in a wad when they discover they are a subset of everyone.
Sometimes journalists think they're part of 'the elite' - but they're not - they cover the elite. Their 'status' ends the minute they quit their jobs as their usefulness to the 'elites' dies with that choice.
So yeah, discovering they're 'just like the rest of us' while they're still employed is healthy. (touched by reality is good)