Media: Why does the press publish hacked emails?

Why does the press reward and encourage illegal acts? Television stations stopped showing the nude streakers at sporting events, so why does the press publish the content of hacked emails?

Emails illegally obtained violate the privacy of the author; they should be respected and not published by news agencies only looking for ratings.

Whether the email was from a former Secretary of State, an Olympic gymnast or a presidential candidate, it was not meant to be public, so why support the illegal email hacking by giving them an audience? Should it be necessary to create a local or federal law to stop the publishing of these hacked emails?

This story was originally published October 17, 2016 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Media: Why does the press publish hacked emails?."