Judy Miller savages NYT's reader rep, the Public Editor

[DeepModem Mom]

The Public Editor
Other Voices: Judith Miller Responds to the Public Editor
Published: November 13, 2005

Re "The Miller Mess: Lingering Issues Among the Answers" (Oct. 23):


Over the years my work at The Times was acknowledged by a Pulitzer, many awards and successive promotions to coveted posts. The substance of my work was never questioned, nor was my professionalism. Then came W.M.D., when like many others in the press, I reported intelligence that proved faulty. I was not the only reporter to do so, but perhaps because I worked at The Times, I was the most prominent. Since then I have been attacked by bloggers, gossip columnists and by The Times itself, most recently by its internal critic.

You accuse me of taking journalistic "shortcuts," but take your own by supplying no evidence. You prefer to believe Jill Abramson, who says that she does not recall my suggestion in July 2003 that we pursue the implications of my conversation about Joe Wilson. But I remember this vividly, for it occurred amid the departure of Howell Raines, a time of crisis for senior editors, when she may have been rather preoccupied. But you, without a shred of evidence one way or the other, choose to believe Jill and not me. What one believes on the basis of no evidence simply exposes one's prejudice and is otherwise meaningless.

I cooperated fully with management in developing our legal strategy, as you would have learned had you asked our lawyers. Bill Keller also attended these meetings. If he failed to listen to these briefings about my source and plans, that is not my fault.

You still don't understand the reference in my notes to Libby as a "former Hill staffer." I agreed only to listen to him on that basis. Had I decided to use his information, I would have renegotiated the attribution as I had routinely done on countless occasions, or I would not have printed his remarks. Had you not taken a "shortcut" and had you checked my previous work with editors, you would not have found a single false attribution on my record....


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/opinion/13pubedletters.html?hp&oref=login

[marylanddem]

1. What a whining bullshit artist she is. n/t

[bettyellen]

2. does anyone believe she would have reported on the coverup and the NYT

stopped her? seems to be what she has been implying lately. given how she handled the grand jury- witholding info, "forgetting: and misplacing notes, given her history of collusion with those people, who would buy that?

[Spazito]

3. LOL, she has become a pathetic whiner

The more she whines the worse she looks, imo. She was an active, enthusiastic partner in the lies leading up to the invasion of Iraq, it is as simple as that.

[Toots]

4. Listen to the wind blow....

:shrug: Sometimes people don't know when to shut up...

[Canuckistanian]

5. Judith who? Oh, her.

She's like, so last October.

The only thing I want to hear from her is her testimony at Libby's trial.

[marylanddem]

6. Amen to that! n/t

[insane_cratic_gal]

7. Hasn't she written her book by now?

Just write the blasted thing and shut up already.

I have no respect for this woman, listen Judy when you lie with dogs don't bitch about getting fleas-- eh?

[Halliburton]

8. her book deal must've been revoked

after the publisher found out that she was a fucking liar.

[joeybee12]

9. Good Lord--send her out to pasture now!

Lies on top of more lies...

[KharmaTrain]

10. Could She Pile It Any Deeper? Bullshit Alert!!!

Then came W.M.D., when like many others in the press, I reported intelligence that proved faulty. I was not the only reporter to do so, but perhaps because I worked at The Times, I was the most prominent.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

DU really needs a bullshit icon. This one requires not shovels, but scoop trucks!

Uh, Judy...this wasn't just one little Page 6 story...this was a series of articles that ran over several years...released at specific times that had deliberately false information and YOUR name was on the byline.

Or, then Judy, if you got it wrong "just like everyone else" (and Scott Ritter would take issue on that assumption) then you weren't reporting, you were a stenographer...and thus let's look into how you got those Pulitzers and other prizes.

This lady hope the wingnuts are still strong enough she'll give them cover and buy her book.

[wtmusic]

11. So Cheney's Deputy Information Minister is headed for the lecture circuit

Just don't leave the country, Judy.

[Mr_Spock]

12. Haha - you're career is over, finis, dead. Now go get that job as a Repuke

spinmeister and shut the fuck up!

Lying media whore...

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. Seems everyone else in the world is at fault

except for poor misunderstood Judy. Funny how she can remember some events so vividly and yet other events it took jail and a special prosecutor to back her into a corner to remember.

[Straight Shooter]

14. Judy, Judis, Judas. Save your breath.

:boring:

[NNadir]

15. Well Savaging people for telling the truth is the Republican way.

The Aspen leaves are turning Judy.

[SillyGoose]

16. Has Miller ever written an article about the bad intel on the WMDs?

Or did she just allow her previous articles to stand uncorrected?

On Larry King the other night she said something about how journalists should correct the record as soon as they find out they got it wrong (paraphrasing). I'm just wondering if she followed her own advice.

[mr_hat]

17. Murdoch is watching closely. He's looking for her

to display just the right mix of blinkered indignation and smile masked lies.

Dunno Judy.

[Jim Sagle]

18. She's ready for her Fux News timeplop!