Honestly, I can quite believe that journalists can be censored under threat of a "fate worse than death" and that their employers are willing conspirators.

The real question is "how _important_ is this information and how much money/power do the censors have at their bidding?". That assesses the risk and whether it is worthwhile in the first place. Then comes the issue of the level of power/money. If that is unlimited then you are wasting your time in the first place, period. You will be caught/closed down/dead, take your pick......

Of course, the less their power/money the importance of the information is linearly decreased.

Errrrm..... Forget it..... It isn't worth it. These two are probably all fired up about something they feel is big - it probably won't get them that pulitzer they really want - and if it is that big the pulitzer will look really nice in their coffin with them..... Of course - you won't get a pulitzer 'cos you aren't a journalist - you will be buried alone....

Face it..... You have no idea what this _information_ is, do you?