Judith Miller: Individual journalists make individual decisions
Judith Miller and Matt Cooper recieved the most high profile coverage in the Plame case but a number of other journalists were also called to testify and made their own decisions about what they could and could not reveal.
Issues and questions for discussion
- Identify all the journalists who have been involved with the case as either witnessess or key commentators.
- Describe the range of decisions and compromises that individual journalists have made in their negotiations with the Fitzgerald inquiry.
- What does this say about the range of professional views on the protection of confidential sources?
Resources
Journalists subpoenaed in CIA leak case
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two journalists, including NBC's Tim Russert, have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department in the investigation into who leaked the name of a covert CIA operative, according to the journalists' media outlets.
Journalist Privilege and Law Enforcement Leaks
In a very interesting case, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer recently held a Washington Post reporter in contempt of court for not revealing the source of a leak in the investigation of Wen Ho Lee.
