Reporter's Sources / "Time"'s Decision / Felling Interview

Reporter's Sources / "Time"'s Decision / Felling Interview #794910

CNN Evening News for Thursday, Jun 30, 2005
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "Time" magazine's agreement to hand over reporter Matthew Cooper's notes to the prosecutors investigating the leak of a CIA agent's identity following the Supreme Court ruling on sources reported. ["Time" editor-in-chief Norm PEARLSTINE†- says we had no choice after the Supreme Court spoke.] The reaction of the "New York Times," which stands behind its reporter Judith Miller, to "Time"'s decision noted. [In taped interview from Washington, Center for Media & Public Affairs Matthew FELLING†- says the story has been disjointed from the beginning so there is no good guy & bad guy in the story where everyone is anonymous; states the case for journalists needing anonymous sources & the duty to stand behind promises of anonymity; suggests CNN's Robert Novak may have a special arrangement & what the prosecutor is looking for.]

Reporter(s):: Brown, Aaron
Duration:: 00:05:40

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