He made a mistake going on television, giving his opinions about the investigation. ... He shouldn't have been expressing those opinions, ... Reliable Sources.

We described them. Just like in the case of covering the hurricanes in New Orleans or terrorist attacks in Iraq. We will describe horrific scenes.

They wouldn't meet our standards for what we publish in the paper. We have standards about language, religious sensitivity, racial sensitivity and general good taste.

There was a lot of debate about every aspect of the story to make sure we were balancing legitimate national security concerns with informing our readers about important things that were being done in their name by the government. There were a number of discussions with senior U.S. officials, and we had a number of discussions in the office over several days with Dana and her editors.

Our policy is to immediately notify the authorities if we come into contact with anyone we know has committed a serious crime or threatens to harm anyone, including themselves. Until this young man was arrested and identified, we did not know who he really was or whether he had committed any crime.

[In an interview, Mr. Downie said he met with Mr. Woodward yesterday morning.] Bob made a mistake, ... I understand his reasons for not telling me, but at the same time it's something he should have told me and something we should have discussed...It's a decision we should have made jointly.