This has been brought up with media persons, and the idea didn't fly. They seemed to have ethical problems with it. I tend to agree with the two of you - but keep in mind it would mean sending someone into what you know to be a very bad situation. And then, what proof could they really get? I have talked this over with students who tell me no way to hide a camera. It would be the reporters word aginst the program; and that is no different from a group of students against the program. So, you'd put someone at peril and not really accomplish much.
But the idea still appeals, dosen't it? Maybe instead of a reporter, we need a baby faced FBI agent.