For whatever it’s worth Price tweeted two days ago that the media should all agree not to publish the whistleblower’s name:
Ned Price
@nedprice
It’d be powerful to see our most prominent media organizations come together and agree not to publish the whistleblower’s name unless/until the whistleblower comes forward. After all, what’s the news value in an obscure name?
(I won’t hold my breath.)
Says he’s a political analyst for nbc news. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Price