Brokaw: “i reported that and speculated why”
The above quote says it all. Brokaw knew from his “senior” FBI source that the government was fishing for leads to arrest Jewel. Brokaw didn’t care about Jewel. He cared only about bragging to his adoring fans about how connected he was to the FBI and how he could enlighten them about the progress of the investigation. Now that Jewel is dead, and Clint Eastwood rightly has portrayed the media as hyenas, Brokaw is sorry. Too little, too late.
The hyenas called. They object to being compared to journalists and state that hyenas are nowhere near as unsavory. They also wish to note that unlike journalists, they provide an honest service.