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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
If you think there's no greater principle involved than keeping your own word to a particular person, there's no problem. If, on the other hand, you have some notion that journalism is a profession serving the public interest, then there's a problem.*
* The view is that "[t]he purpose of protecting the identity of leakers is to encourage future leaks. Leaks to journalists, and the fear of leaks, can be an important restraint on misbehavior by powerful institutions and people. This serves the public interest." Michael Kinsley in Slate.
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That is ridiculous. If Novak leaked his own source that's one thing. But he leaked someone else's source, with whom I'm sure Novak had no relationship. That is called reporting and it is in the pubic interest.
eta: The market check here is that no one should speak to Novak in the future.
