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Must the amber fields of liberty be watered with the blood of journalists? We say no, and we hope that a higher court swiftly overrules the panel of the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals, which refused to quash the subpoenas of Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper. What is at stake is not the livelihoods of two reporters, or even the success of a marginally important probe into Bush administration leaks, but the continued strength of the free press as an American institution...
...certain journalists to punish her husband for undermining the already spotty rationale for the war in Iraq. On July 14, 2003, the conservative columnist Robert Novak revealed Plame’s profession, citing unnamed sources in the Bush administration. At this point Matthew Cooper of Time and Judith Miller of The New York Times gathered material for stories about the Plame scandal. Cooper testified about one source—Dick Cheney’s chief of staff (who released Cooper from his confidentiality obligations)—and then was subpoenaed a second time to testify about other confidential sources...
...this ruling holds, journalists will not be able to solicit information from confidential sources, particularly government sources, without the threat of imprisonment lingering over their brows. While they stand strong now, Cooper and Miller might not have done any research at all if they had known what a mess they were getting into. Even if a few journalists were still brave enough to take the risk and seek out confidential sources, far fewer government officials would give information if they suspected that only the personal heroism of the reporter lay between themselves and retaliation. We encourage the reader to imagine...
...case pits two centuries-old truth-seeking institutions--the press and the grand jury--against each other in a battle with political and national security implications. Both Cooper and Miller are prepared to go to jail rather than reveal their sources' identities. Cooper, 42, has covered politics for more than a decade and has served as deputy chief of TIME's Washington bureau. "Protecting confidences is something that society grants to pastors, doctors, spouses, lawyers, even social workers," notes Cooper. "We believe journalists have a similar privilege." Miller, 57 and a 28-year veteran of the Times, argues that confidential...
Some of America's most iconic brands, including McDonald's and Pepsi, have banded together in an attempt to counter that possibility. The initiative, called Business for Diplomatic Action, was founded a year ago by Keith Reinhard, the chairman of DDB Worldwide, and Thomas Miller, an ex-pollster at NOP World. Its mission statement: "To sensitize American companies and individuals to the rise of anti-Americanism in the world and to enlist the U.S. business community in specific actions aimed at addressing the issue and reducing the problem." It has already published a quarter of a million copies...