Todd is no different than the rest of the op-ed writers who call themselves journalists.
"Chunk" Todd was a staffer for Comrade Tom Harkin during his ill-fated Presidential campaign, and his wife is a "Democrat Strategist". Jake Tapper was a Democrat congressional staffer and spokesperson, and his wife works for Planned Parenthood. Obviously we are all old enough to know about tiny George Stephanopolous and his Clintonian history.
Yet these folks are "trusted and esteemed journalists".