There's no chance the NYTs nor any other MSM people will have to go to jail. John McCain won't allow it. It might cost him some media time and support.
Reporters don't hold clearance and cannot be prosecuted.
But their sources can be, and should be, and should get the maximum sentences to Leavenworth.
There are too many people around the Beltway who - often for decades - have held dear the sanctity of their clearances, their oaths, and their responsibilities to the nation. They DO NOT LEAK. Even after retirement, they honor their commitments and promises. For years, often until the day they die, they do not discuss operational information.
That is the oath they took, and on principle the commitment they honor.
I suspect these NSA leakers are the same despicable sort who have lobbied-for and approved "Gay Day" on the NSA premises. Despicable scum.