Here is Charu dancing around questions about promising her source that she would conceal his identity when it came to smoking the pot she asked him to smoke for her story:
Q And did you indicate to him that his neither his identity, that is his name or his face would be shown on the broadcast if he did that?
A We told him that the interview with him, the speaking parts, that his name would be used in that.
Q Right. Did you tell him anything in connection with if he would smoke the marijuana for your broadcast, whether his face would be shown or his name would be disclosed in connection with that smoking?
A We did tell him that we would make every effort to conceal his identity when he was smoking the marijuana.
Q And did you do so?
A I think that’s up to interpretation, you know. some people look at that and they can’t tell that it’s him. Some people say that is him.
Q I see. Well, was it him?
A It was him.
Q Well, what did you do to conceal his identity, then, to honor your agreement with him?
A Well, that’s really, you know – because I’m not a photographer I can’t really answer that. Typically photographers will shoot in silhouette. They’ll do things with lighting so it’s not so obvious.
Q Well, what was done here in this case?
A We tried to – the photographer tried to control the lighting situation as much as possible and that means by adding lights, using gels.
Q Use gels.
A Gels. They are colored film that goes over a light that creates a different sort of lighting situation, for lack of a better word.
Q I see. Did you observe – did you observe Mr. Ward having a conversation with the camera operator as well as whatever conversation he may have had with you, did you observe him at some point in time talking to the camera operator?
A Well, the whole thing just about we were all talking, so he did speak with the photographer as well.
Q Did you hear the photographer say anything to him concerning not using his name or showing his face in connection with this?
A In connection with the smoking of the marijuana?
Q Yes.
A There was definitely that understanding there. That when he was smoking marijuana, that there would be some concealment of his identity. That we would conceal his identity when smoking the marijuana.
Q I see. Okay. But you don’t recall any conversation he had with the cameraman about the possibility of using a cigarette as opposed to using marijuana. You don’t recall anything like that at all?
A I don’t.
