If you've watched MSNBC lately, particularly Morning Joe, you will have seen Chuck Todd and others opining about how much of a distraction it would be if Eric Holder were to choose a special prosecutor to investigate torture.  
Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com rightfully took issue with the discussion and wrote a critique--was Chuck Todd being an objective reporter?  Was he simply amplifying the Obama administration's position?  
Here's a link to the initial Greenwald critique and here's a link to a subsequent discussion he and Chuck Todd had about the issue.
It seems hard enough to enforce the rule of law in this country.  
Harder still to enforce real journalism.