The Plame Leak Investigation

Press Criticism

Criticism in the Wake of Bob Novak's Column

"A White House Smear"
David Corn, The Nation, July 16, 2003

"Novak leak column has familiar sound"
Dana Milbank, Washington Post, October 7, 2003

"For the news leak, a long if not honorable history"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, October 6, 2003

"Editors defend policies on running op-eds"
Dave Astor, Editor and Publisher, October 6, 2003

"The ethics of keeping you in the dark"
Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post, October 5, 2003

"A serious game"
Michael Getler, Washington Post, October 5, 2003

"Bernstein: Novak allowed himself to be used"
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, October 3, 2003

"'Conscience moment' in debate over CIA leak"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, October 2, 2003

"Newspaper editorial pages on CIA leak"
Seth Porges, Editor and Publisher, October 2, 2003

"A hot-water leak: Columnist Novak 'surprised' by CIA furor"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, October 1, 2003

"Was ID'ing CIA agent unethical?"
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, October 1, 2003

"In the shadows"
PBS NewsHour, September 30, 2003

"Newspaper clients stick with Novak"
Dave Astor, Editor and Publisher, September 30, 2003

"Media groups concerned by Justice Dept. investigation of CIA leak"
Associated Press, September 30, 2003

"Media review conduct after leak"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, September 29, 2003

Miller Goes to Jail

"A Reporter Jailed: The Overview; Reporter Jailed After Refusing to Name Source"
Adam Liptak, The New York Times, July 7, 2005

"Reporter Miller Goes to Jail; Cooper Will Testify" (includes audio report)
NPR, July 7, 2005

"Miller goes to jail"
Michael Scherer, Salon, July 7, 2005

"A Journalist Jailed"
Editorial from The Washington Post, July 7, 2005

Cooper's Cooperation With Fitzgerald

"What I Told the Grand Jury"
Matthew Cooper, TIME, July 25, 2005

"Reporter: Rove Told Him of Plame's CIA Tie"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, July 18, 2005

"Matt Cooper's Source"
Michael Isikoff, Newsweek, July 18, 2005

"Transcript of discussion between Matt Cooper, John Podesta, Ken Mehlman, Bob Woodward, and Carl Bernstein on 'Meet the Press'"
MSNBC.com, July 17, 2005

"'Time' reporter to testify; 'N.Y. Times' reporter jailed"
Peter Johnson and Mark Memmott, USA Today, July 6, 2005

"Time' Will Yield Reporter's Notes to Grand Jury" (includes audio report)
NPR, June 30, 2005

"Statement of Time Inc. on the Matthew Cooper Case"
TIME, June 30, 2005

"Supreme Court Won't Hear Reporters in CIA Case" (includes audio report)
NPR, June 27, 2005

Judith Miller's Release from Prison

"SPJ to Give Judith Miller 'First Amendment' Award"
Editor & Publisher, October 13, 2005

"Times Reporter Free From Jail; She Will Testify"
David Johnston and Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, September 30, 2005

"Statements by Sulzberger, Keller, and Miller on Her Release"
Editor & Publisher, September 29, 2005

Developments Since Miller's Release

"Time Reporter Called a Key to Rove's Defense in Leak Probe"
Jim VandeHei, The Washington Post, November 29, 2005

"2nd Time Reporter Is Asked to Testify in Leak Case"
David Johnston, The New York Times, November 28, 2005

"Woodward Was Told of Plame More Than Two Years Ago"
Jim VandeHei and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, November 16, 2005

Testifying in the CIA Leak Case: Text of Woodward's Statement
The Washington Post, November 16, 2005

"Grand Jury Hears Summary of Case on CIA Leak Probe"
Carol D. Leonnig and Jim VandeHei, The Washington Post, October 27, 2005

"Possible Cover-Up a Focus in CIA Leak Case: Lawyers"
Reuters, October 21, 2005

"Rove Told Jury Libby May Have Been His Source in Leak Case"
Jim VandeHei and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post, October 20, 2005

"Miller Could be Called to Testify in Terror Case"
Editor & Publisher, October 18, 2005

"Some in Journalism Turn on Miller, Times"
Associated Press, October 17, 2005

"CIA Leak Probe Shines Light on White House"
Associated Press, October 18, 2005

"Rove faces fourth appearance before grand jury"
Associated Press, October 14, 2005

"Judge Lifts Contempt of Court Citation for Miller"
Editor & Publisher, October 12, 2005

"Focus of CIA Leak Probe Appears to Widen"
John D. McKinnon, Joe Hagan and Anne Marie Squeo, The Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2005

"Times Reporter to Testify on Recently Found Notes"
David Johnston, The New York Times, October 12, 2005

"'National Journal': Libby Failed to Tell Fritz About June 23 Talk With Miller"
Editor & Publisher, October 11, 2005

"Rove to Testify Again in Plame Case"
Associated Press, October 6, 2005

"Indictments in Plame Case Could Come Any Time"
Editor & Publisher, October 5, 2005

"Prosecutor in Plame Case May Seek Conspiracy Charges"
Editor & Publisher, October 2, 2005

"Rove Will Not Be Charged in C.I.A. Leak Case, Lawyer Says"
Jim VandeHei, The Washington Post, June 14, 2006

Press Criticism of Judith Miller and The New York Times After Her Release

"The Woodward Bombshell"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, November 17, 2005

"Final words: Summing up Judy Miller"
Dan Weil, Media Life, November 10, 2005

"The lessons of Millergate"
Jon Friedman, Market Watch, November 11, 2005

"The Reporter's Last Take"
Lynne Duke, The Washington Post, November 10, 2005

"Miller quits the NY Times--at last"
Jon Friedman, Market Watch, November 9, 2005

"Scandal Overkill?"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 31, 2005

"Some See Indictment as 'a Devastating Day for Journalism'"
James Rainey and Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times, October 29, 2005

"Washington Pundits Were All Dressed Up With Nothing to Say"
June Kronholz and Jackie Calmes, The Wall Street Journal, October 27, 2005

"Why the Media Turned on the NY Times"
Jon Friedman, MarketWatch , October 26, 2005

"Not-So-Friendly Fire"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 24, 2005

"Media Heavies, 'Times' Staffers, Join 'War' Over Miller"
Editor & Publisher, October 23, 2005

"Reporter's Strength May Also Be Her Weakness"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2005

"Times reporter goes from martyr to mess"
Jennifer Harper, The Washington Times, October 21, 2005

"Judy Miller, Piece of Work"
Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post, October 21, 2005

"The Exorcism of the New York Times"
Jack Shafer, Slate, October 20, 2005

"Seeing Right Through the Times's Transparency"
Tina Brown, The Washington Post, October 20, 2005

"The Sorry Story of Judith Miller: The Times Was Wrong"
Paul Janensch, Hartford Courant, October 20, 2005

"A reporter's conflict: Hero or a stooge?"
Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, October 19, 2005

"Times Does Duty, And So Does Judy--but It's A Hash"
Tom Scocca and Gabriel Sherman, The New York Observer, October 24, 2005

"Pro- and Anti-Judy Miller Fallout Grips 'New York Times' Newsroom"
Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, October 18, 2005

"New York Times Story on Leak Raises Questions"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2005

"Who's in Charge?"
Rem Rieder, American Journalism Review, October/November, 2005

"A crusade in support of a flawed crusader"
Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2005

"The Judy War"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 18, 2005

"Newspapers Editors Dissect Miller Reports"
Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, October 17, 2005

"Some in Journalism Turn on Miller, Times"
Associated Press, October 17, 2005

"Reporter, Times are Criticized for Missteps"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 17, 2005

"The Judy Chronicles"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 17, 2005

"Keller Memo Adds 'Personal Postscript' to Paper's Judith Miller Account"
Editor & Publisher, October 17, 2005

"N.Y. Times Breaks Silence on Jailed Writer"
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2005

"Libby's Letter to Miller Raises 'Troubling' Issues"
Associated Press, October 16, 2005

"'Times' report: Miller called her own shots"
Peter Johnson, USA Today, October 16, 2005

"The Judith Miller Story: Not Ready Yet"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 13, 2005

"'NY Times' 'Frustrated' by Miller Story"
Seth Sutel, Associated Press, October 12, 2005

"Will Judith Miller Probe Go 'Public'?"
Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, October 12, 2005

"Miller to Talk to Prosecutor Again Tuesday, As Some Editors Question 'NY Times' Coverage of Her Case"
Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, October 10, 2005

"Lessons of the Miller Affair"
David Ignatius, The Washington Post, October 5, 2005

"Judith Miller and the myth of the 'liberal media establishment'"
Cindi Ross Scoppe, Knight Ridder Newspapers, October 5, 2005

"News Comes in Code: Judy Miller's Return to the Times"
Jay Rosen, Pressthink, October 4, 2005

"Sorry, but Times' Miller is no martyr"
Jon Friedman, MarketWatch, October 3, 2005

Judith Miller Comments

Judith Miller's Personal Account Published in The New York Times, October 16, 2005

"CNN transcript: Larry King Interview With Judith Miller"
CNN, November 10, 2005

"Judith Miller's Farewell"
The New York Times, November 9, 2005

"Judith Miller speaks to SPJ" (webcast)
October 18, 2005

"Miller Raises Stakes: Attacks Calame Critique, Disputes Abramson, Calls Keller Memo 'Ugly'"
Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher, October 24, 2005

"Full Text of Judy Miller's Speech Wednesday Before Senate Judiciary Committee"
Editor & Publisher, October 19, 2005

"Miller Presses for Shield Law, Gets Warm Ovation in Vegas"
Ken Ritter, Associated Press, October 18, 2005

"Miller Chats with CNN's Dobbs, Calls Jail 'Demeaning'"
Editor & Publisher, October 4, 2005

"Reporter Defends Refusal to Talk"
Associated Press, October 5, 2005

"Freed Reporter Says She Upheld Principles"
Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times, October 4, 2005

"Miller Attorney Says He Tried to Cut a Deal a Year Ago"
Adam Entous, Reuters, October 2, 2005

The Times on Miller--and the Aftermath

"Times Reporter Agrees to Leave the Paper"
Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times, November 10, 2005

"Times Editor's Memo to Staff on Judith Miller"
The New York Times, November 9, 2005

"'NY Times' Backs Miller Again in Editorial"
Editor & Publisher, October 29, 2005

"'NYT' Public Editor Weighs in on Miller--Her Attorney Hits Back, as Battle Continues"
Associated Press, October 23, 2005

"'Times' Posts Keller Memo--and Miller's Response"
Editor & Publisher, October 23, 2005

"Times Editor Expresses Regret Over Handling of Leak Case"
Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times, October 22, 2005

"Keller Memo Adds 'Personal Postscript' to Paper's Judith Miller Account"
Editor & Publisher, October 17, 2005

"The Miller Case: A Notebook, a Cause, a Jail Cell and a Deal"
Don Van Natta Jr., Adam Liptak and Clifford J. Levy, The New York Times, October 16, 2005

"NYT: Miller's Delay Made Story Miss Deadline"
The New York Observer, October 16, 2005

"Public Editor Says He Will Review Upcoming 'NY Times' Opus on Miller"
Editor & Publisher, October 13, 2005

Proposed Federal Shield Law

Legislative updates on federal shield law efforts
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

"Shield law gets a boost"
Boston Herald, October 27, 2005

"Bill's Author Says Some Bloggers Would be Protected by Shield Law"
Editor & Publisher, October 24, 2005

"Shield Law Supporters Optimistic on Bill's Passage in 2006"
Editor & Publisher, October 24, 2005

"Why journalists need a shield law"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 23, 2005

"Testimony on Proposed Federal Shield Law"
Associated Press, October 19, 2005

Richard Armitage's Role in the Scandal

The Man Who Said too Much
Michael Isikoff, NewsWeek, August 27, 2006

Fess Up, Mr. Armitage
Opinion Journal, August 30, 2006

End of an Affair
The Washington Post, September 1, 2006

What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA
David Corn, The Nation, September 5, 2006

One Leak and a Flood of Silliness
David S. Broder, Washington Post, September 7, 2006

Greater good of revealing sources
Jack Fuller, Chicago Tribune, September 12, 2006

Times Studies How to Shake Feds: Disposable Phones, Erasable Notes: 'Act Like a Drug Dealer'
Michael Calderone, New York Observer, September 13, 2006

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