http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/October/theworld_October778.xml§ion=theworld&col=NEW YORK — Both supporters and critics of the New York Times were amazed watching what looks like a civil war inside the editorial department over the well-known reporter Judith Miller.
The inside dispute, which appeared in the articles of the well-reputed American newspaper, deals with sensitive topics, such as the Iraq war coverage done by Miller and the editorial censorship that led to problematic situations. In the middle of this storm in New York Times is Judith Miller (57), considered by some as lacking in credibility, while others eulogise her as the hero of ‘freedom of expression’ as she preferred going to jail rather than revealing her sources.
Judith Miller, who won the coveted Pulitzer award in 2002, was jailed up to 85 days this summer for not revealing her sources during the investigation that led to uncovering the identity of a CIA agent. In the beginning, she was supported by the editorial department in her newspaper, and specially the owner Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
But after she was released last month, several reporters and editorial officials have criticised her in public, and they felt she was dishonest with the editorial department concerning her source, which she revealed in the end anyway. Three editors in the newspaper described her as a ‘troublemaker’, saying that some of her colleagues refused to work with her.
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