A new book written by the unnamed White House official who wrote an anonymous New York Times op-ed last year is causing a stir, even before its release. It depicts the president as “cruel, inept, and a danger to the nation,” according to The Washington Post, which obtained excerpts. How aggressively should the media try to uncover the author’s identity?

On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, host Emily Rooney was joined by Adam Reilly of WGBH News; Jon Keller of WBZ News; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.