Judith Miller - The Consequences of Confidential Sources:...

New York Times reporter Judith Miller faced up to 18 months of jail time for "contempt of court" after refusing to reveal her sources in the probe of who leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to the press. In this event for the Graduate School of Journalism, she discusses "The Consequences of Confidential Sources: Jail" in conversation with Lowell Bergman, an adjunct professor at the Graduate School.
Miller is an author and Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent who focuses on national security issues, with special emphasis on terrorism, the Middle East and weapons of mass destruction. Bergman is one of the founding members of the Center for Investigative Reporting. He spent 16 years as a producer...

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[IronFreee]

This woman's speech is a disgrace. We have the same kind of "journalist" in France. they are the right hand of government propaganda.

[seethevolcane]

Hey, Judy, who'd you romance to find those lies?

[killeensp]

@chidochidochido1 ethics. there is my proof. i believe that if one has no ethics they are a scumbag. thus the comment. i do see what your saying; but you obviously have a big boner for her so i'm not going to take this any further.

[chidochidochido1]

@good4usoul Smart. 

[chidochidochido1]

@killeensp So, you insult her for what? For publishing information that is unsubstantiated? It is not unsubstantiated, just non revealed. Ironic, since you yourself posses no information that actually proves that she is "a scumbag", a liar, whatever. I mean no disrespect to you, don't mistake this message, but if journalists don't help to give the power back to the people then we can't call our country democratic.

[killeensp]

she is a scumbag

[bluedemon245]

This bitch has been beat to many times with the ugly and stupid stick.

[chin1027]

"approximation of the truth" is that what journalists do?

[rhov233]

Democracy in America? Ha!