Carl Cameron, media ethicist

Interesting to note the introduction to the now-rather-famous video in which Fox News figures out that the gamblers in the back of Rick's are actually gambling Sarah Palin apparently thought Africa was a country, not a continent:

Smith: Now that the election is over, Carl, tell us more about all those reports of infighting between McCain and Palin staffers

Cameron: Well, I wish I could have told you back at the time, but all of it was put off the record until after the election. There was great concern in the McCain campaign that Sarah Palin lacked the degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a running mate, a vice president, a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Just to recap, then: If you acquire some information by agreeing to conditions that limit your public release of it, you're obliged to stick to those conditions, even if it's potentially relevant to the election and somebody at Fox News thinks you ought to spill all at once? Thanks for clearing that up, Shep and Carl!