Politico’s Martin Defends Use Of Unnamed Sources

"We were candid about the sourcing on that, as you mentioned, Howie, and basically say to our readers, "˜Look, folks don't want to put their names [on] the charges,'" Martin said. "If you don't want to read Politico, that's fine. But that is a conversation happening in the political community. We as reporter want to capture that conversation. The challenge for us is trying to do so in a way that you can get it in print, but you respect people who don't want to have their names used, it's a question of do you not report what's happening right now in the political operative community or do it in a way that you have to do a lot of blind quotes? We choose the chose the latter, because it's such a hot issue going on right now." (via Jeff Poor/Daily Caller)