The directors at RedState.com make the case that it is the newspaper editors who are demanding these Palin-bashing stories of the reporters. They base it on a quote from McCain political advisor Steve Schmidt, printed in the Washington Times:

Mr. Schmidt said. “Many reporters have called the campaign and have apologized for asking the questions and said, `Our editors are making us do this, and I am ashamed.’”

The reporters know what they are doing, and they are the ones who read such as dKos and that firedogthing. They are not blameless.