New York Times
From New York Times' report on the
Judith Miller case: "Asked what she regretted about The Times' handling of the matter,
Jill Abramson, a managing editor, said: 'The entire thing.'" More from the story:
* "Inside the newsroom, [Miller] was a divisive figure. A few colleagues refused to work with her. ...
Douglas Frantz, who succeeded [
Stephen] Engelberg as investigative editor, recalled that Ms. Miller once called herself 'Miss Run Amok.'"
* "[Times executive editor
Bill] Keller said the case was not ideal: 'I wish it had been a clear-cut whistle-blower case. I wish it had been a reporter who came with less public baggage.'"
* "Once Ms. Miller was jailed, her lawyers were in open conflict about whether she should stay there. She had refused to reopen communications with [Cheney chief of staff
Scooter] Libby for a year, saying she did not want to pressure a source into waiving his confidentiality."
* "[Publisher
Arthur] Sulzberger said it was impossible to know whether Ms. Miller could have struck a deal a year earlier, as at least four other journalists had done."
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Miller writes: "My notes indicate that well before Mr. Wilson published his critique, Mr. Libby told me that Mr. Wilson's wife may have worked on unconventional weapons at the C.I.A. My notes do not show that Mr. Libby identified Mr. Wilson's wife by name."
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Keller owes readers, at the minimum, an apology "instead of merely hailing his paper’s long-delayed analysis and saying that readers can make of it what they will," says
Greg Mitchell.
(Editor & Publisher)
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