some reasonable questions to ask

I don't think it is unreasonable to ask:

If a company orders an investigation of certain reporters, can it then expect to ever have those reporters write about them again, under any positive circumstances?

If a news organization's reporters were targeted in such an investigation, how will they then treat that company in the future?

If a company is willing to investigate the personal communications of its own board members as well as outside parties, then under what circumstances would it behave similarly toward its employees?

Bad mojo, folks.