Novak's Duplicity

From Progressreport.org

Novak's Duplicity

In a move of stunning hypocrisy this weekend, journalist Bob Novak went
on CNN to demand CBS News reveal the confidential sources
(http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0409/11/cg.00.html) which gave them
President Bush's National Guard records. On the Capital Gang, Novak, who
has strenusously claimed his right as a reporter not to reveal his
sources to law enforcement officials
(http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000591250)
in the leak of an undercover CIA agent, said, "I'd like CBS, at this
point, to say where they got these documents from." He then repeated
himself: "I think they should say where they got these documents." The Wall
Street Journal's Al Hunt was perplexed, asking Novak, "You're saying
CBS should reveal its source?" He replied, "Yes." Hunt asked again, "You
think reporters ought to reveal sources?" Novak, then embarrassed said,
"No, no. Wait a minute...I'm just saying in that case." Hunt summed up,
"So in some cases, reporters ought to reveal sources?" Novak replied,
"Yes."