it wasn't a friend it was his editor. Who may also be a friend, mind you. I am not totally sure what the routine would be -- the Post gives Woodward special handling -- but normally protect your source does not include from your editors also. I know the only time I ever had an anonymous source the paper wanted to know who they were and why they wanted to be anonymous. They risk getting sued after all.
As for the television appearances, again, he should have declined comment. But he did not seek them out as I understand it... these were regular gigs for him doing policy analysis. It might actually have attracted more attention had he declined comment, since people would wonder why. I am not excusing the ethical lapse but it seems relatively minor and as a matter of strategy it actually makes some sense. Dana On 11/18/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > you aren't getting the protect your source thing. It's an imperative > > for a political reporter, especially at that level. > > No, I get it, that's the basis of my question. According to Mr. Woodward: > > He was having a casual chat with an insider who mentioned the bit > about Ms. Plame. He didn't think much of it and casually mentioned > the fact to a colleague. Then the investigation heats up and he > decided to protect his source. > > But that's just it - he didn't clam up. He went on TV and bad-mouthed > the prosecutor! That's a very bold thing to do if you're trying to > protect a source and you know that you let out a fact to a colleague - > a fact the prosecutor would very much like to get his hands on. > > That's like saying that the reason you poked the stick into the > beehive was to avoid getting stung. > > You don't provoke a prosecutor when you're trying to lay low and > protect a source; especially when you know you've spilled the beans to > a friend. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:183123 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
