A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.

I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not...

Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.

I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing information to Carl and myself.

If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's "too soft" or "too hard," about 999 would say "too hard."