journalists are pretty good at keeping things under wraps until around the time the story blows.

but other journalists pick up on the scent of something about to come when newsrooms start buzzing, old research starts getting requested and confirmed, loose ends start getting tied up, etc.

getting involved in politics after this last prez election and interacting with media folks on the ground has really opened my eyes to the life cycle of breaking scoops at places like dailybeast, motherjones, axios, wapo, etc.