Television money has seduced a large crowd of Washington reporters into becoming performers.

Like most Washington reporters, he demonstrates a deep, if skeptical affection for the city.

And his head was turned by the media - Washington reporters who could not get enough of him.

On the page, both men seem like reasonably able Washington reporters; before the camera, they turn wild.

You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration.

It was a common display of Washington reporters' fascination with process over substance.

"I'm so anxious to get back here," she confided recently to a Washington reporter.

But the story offers a more powerful message to Washington reporters who thrive on the leakage.

Washington reporters seem to have found a renewed sense of purpose.

If so, then Washington reporters may as well unplug their modems for good.