 Complete the following phrase:  According to journalism scholar Ron Smith, about two-thirds of British journalists accept the practice of paying news sources. And throughout Europe, government officials require honorariums before they will grant interviews. In the realm of European sports, tennis and soccer stars typically receive large payments for discussing their game with reporters. While those who have had affairs with sports stars receive large payoffs to be interviewed, as when Sky News paid 200,000 to a woman who made that claim regarding soccer player David Beckham. In Eastern Europe and Russia, its been common practice for government officials to be paid before discussing newsworthy events. When, for example, the 