He decided to run it because it was a piece of great news value. 해독해 보면, 그는 자신이 거절하면 워싱턴 포스트가 이 기사를 가져갈 것이라는 것을 알고 있었다는 뜻입니다. Someone at Ketchum, probably an exjournalist who has lost his moral compass, will get a vice presidency out of this.