Judith Miller Faults Media Reponse in Libby Affair

[sabra]

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/blogs/news_blog/070330/judith_miller_faults_media_rep_1.htm


Judith Miller Faults Media Reponse in Libby Affair

Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who in 2005 spent 85 days in jail for refusing to identify former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby as a confidential source, said Friday she believes the media failed a major test when reporters and news organizations acquiesced to subpoenas issued them by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, reports U.S. News & World Report media correspondent Liz Halloran.

"Had the press hung together," Miller said, and had more journalists protested the "pro-forma" confidentiality waivers issued by the White House, the damage done to the media during Fitzgerald's investigation into who leaked to reporters the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame would have been much less.

But, as it stands, she said, the investigation and Libby's recent trial that featured a parade of prominent journalists, including Miller, on the witness stand are cause for "enormous concern." Miller, speaking at the National Press Club during a media forum, blamed the nation's deep political divisions for making news organizations wary of fighting the orders to testify.

"These are very difficult times," said Miller, noting that there are at least 70 active subpoenas of journalists--"a chilling prospect.

"(This is) when solidarity really counts," she said.

:crazy:

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. She's so right; ya just can't trust that damn media. nt

[IChing]

2. One comment from Libby himself to her

"You went into jail in the summer. It is fall now. You will have stories to cover--Iraqi elections and suicide bombers, biological threats and the Iranian nuclear program. Out West, where you vacation, the aspens will already be turning. They turn in clusters, because their roots connect them. Come back to work--and life."

The roots are not hard to see even from here......fuck you, you traitor.

[Maccagirl]

3. Judy, sweetie, it's not a bad thing when you're exposed

as a shill. Good night, and good luck.

[pacalo]

4. There would have been "less damage done to the media" if they

had kept their distance from this corrupt administration. I still suspect those such as Miller were getting paid handsomely by the WH.

[Jim Sagle]

5. Dear Judy:

Fuck off ya fuckin' ex-con.

[blogslut]

6. "The Media" didn't suffer, Judy

"The Media" is a concept. An ever-evolving collective. "The Media" wasn't damaged. You were.

[maddiejoan]

7. Let me turn my aspen...

so she can kiss it.

[peacetalksforall]

8. Judith, can't you understand it yet - you were a conspirator

and operative, not a journalist. We can figure it out, why can't you?

You kept your silence because you were involved in a crime of war and you played a game.

You were not a whistleblower for an underdog or anything similar that deserved protection.

Why can we figure it out and you refuse to?

[TacticalPeek]

9. Miller, you mendacious slut.

Thanks for the Eyerack war, motherfucker.

[Lerkfish]

10. screw you traitor-shrew

mockingbird paid whore operative

ok, that felt good getting that out.

:)