[jordanlev]

> they took advantage of the reporter’s good faith and benevolent motivations.

Someone with truly benevolent motivations does good things because they believe it's the right thing to do -- not because of a monetary reward. I'm not saying they shouldn't pay him more, but I think it's going a bit far to say they're "taking advantage of him".

If I find a wallet on the ground and there's $200 cash in it, I'll return it to the owner and leave all the money there. I don't expect a reward and certainly don't feel like I'm being taken advantage of if they don't give me some of that $$.

[deepbreath]

Yeah, but you might feel differently if instead of $200 it had $10m cash. And instead of accidentally coming across it on the ground, you spend months of your own time just walking the streets looking for such a wallet to return. And also the owner is one of the richest men in the world.