Judith Miller Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect 200 dollars
From the AP:
A federal judge on Wednesday jailed New York Times reporter Judith Miller for refusing to divulge her source to a grand jury investigating the Bush administration's leak of an undercover CIA operative's name.This is sad day for the judiciary and a dangerous day to be a journalist. I applaud Judith Miller and sticking to her principals and protecting her source (who ever it may be... and that includes Karl Rove).
There is still a realistic possibility that confinement might cause her to testify," U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan said.Miller stood up, hugged her lawyer and was escorted from the courtroom.
posted by Matt Glazer @ 12:26 PM
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Just to add my two cents in...we NEED a federal shield law. Journalists in some states are protected by them, but it needs to become a nation-wide thing. More and more, government sources are asking for confidentiality agreements from journalists..but then the government doesn't protect these journalists. Talk about getting screwed!!
-Cindy
I couldn't agree more. If journalist don't feel safe reporting and researching the news, then they won't.
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