NYT Reporter Jailed

Judith Miller, a NY Times reporter who has refused to reveal a source for a story she did not write, was taken to jail Wednesday. She will serve a four month sentence for contempt of court:

"My motive here is straightforward," she told the court, dressed casually in a quilted blue jacket. "A promise of confidentiality once made must be respected, or the journalist will lose all credibility and the public will, in the end, suffer."

Statement from the NY Times:

"There are times when the greater good of our democracy demands an act of conscience. Judy has chosen such an act in honoring her promise of confidentiality to her sources. She believes, as do we, that the free flow of information is critical to an informed citizenry.

"It has been more than 25 years since Myron Farber, a Times reporter, was jailed and The Times was fined for refusing to provide the names of confidential sources. Subsequently, Mr. Farber and The Times were pardoned and the fines were returned...

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Tags: Plame, Politics