When someone publishes they should expect others to take an interest in their identity

I blogged earlier today about the case of Night Jack and the conflict between public interest and code of conduct.

The Times has come in for a lot of criticism over yesterday's ruling and over at Comment Central Danny Finkelstein puts his case.

Writing a blog is a form of publishing. There is no distinction, really, between a blog and, say, a published volume of diaries.
And when someone publishes then they might reasonably expect that others might take an interest in their identity. This is especially so when they allow their work to go forward for a major prize.
When a public servant decides to reveal the confidences of their colleagues and details of their work, especially on police cases, then their identity becomes a legitimate matter of interest. And other journalists might reasonably investigate the matter.