Romenesko

Media Nation
Newsweek's Michael Isikoff says he doesn't understand why neither the New York Times nor Time magazine pursued the story of who revealed Valerie Plame's identity. "Our primary obligation is not to protect our sources. Our primary obligation is to inform our readers. And I think in the Plame matter there has been a bit of blurring of that fundamental point. Once you make a promise of confidentiality, you've got to keep it. But that doesn't end the conversation. That doesn't end the reporting. You're still a reporter. You can't use that conversation, because it was conducted off the record and you're honor-bound to that. But don't stop your reporting."