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Judith MillerFormer New York Times correspondent
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Biography of Judith Miller
Judith Miller is an American journalist and former correspondent for the New York Times. She was involved in the scandal regarding the leak of information from the White House and left the newspaper, where she had worked since 1977. In her address to the readers of the publication, published on Thursday, November 10, she explained that she was leaving "because she had become the news itself". It is known that the conditions of her dismissal from the newspaper were discussed with the publisher for several weeks. "But most importantly, over the past few months, my name has been appearing in the news, and this should not happen to any journalist of the New York Times," writes Judith Miller. In a statement from the newspaper's publisher, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., it is said: "We are grateful to Judy for the sacrifices she has made to defend an important principle of journalism. I respect her decision to leave the newspaper and wish her success."
The Controversy and Departure
Judith Miller's presence in the New York Times team became almost impossible after editors and authors of the publication publicly criticized her for concealing her source in the White House, who revealed the identity of a CIA agent. Furthermore, Miller's objectivity as a reporter was called into question due to the content of her articles leading up to the invasion of Iraq. In her materials, she convinced readers that Saddam Hussein had the capability to create weapons of mass destruction and was hiding them from international inspectors.
Post-New York Times Career
The journalist does not plan to find a new job until the end of January, but she does not intend to change her line of work. In 2002, Judith Miller, along with several colleagues, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her materials on global terrorism. In the pages of the New York Times, Miller revealed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame, whose husband openly criticized the George W. Bush administration for its international policies.
As it became known during further investigations, Lewis Libby, a high-ranking employee of the presidential administration, turned out to be Miller's source who disclosed the agent's identity. As a result of the ensuing scandal, Miller was forced to leave her newspaper. Subsequently, charges of perjury and giving false testimony were brought against Lewis Libby.
