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Judith Miller

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The Resume

    (January 2, 1948- )
    Raised in Miami and Los Angeles
    Resides in New York City
    Member of New York Times (1977- )
    Authored 'Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War,' 'God Has Ninety-Nine Names,' 'One, By One, By One,' and 'Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf'
    Won the Pulitzer Prize (2001)
    Won an Emmy for a Nova documentary (2002)
    Won the DuPont award (2002)
    Jailed for contempt of Court (July 7-September 29, 2005)

Why she might be annoying:

    She refused to give up her source that outed Valerie Plame as a CIA operative.
    Judge Tatel stated that attorney-client communications with the purpose of committing a crime is not privileged (the same thing is true for reporters).
    She is not protecting a whistle-blower or someone who did the right thing. Instead she is covering for someone who's confidential information was politically motivated.
    She is protecting someone who illegally divulged the name of a CIA operative.
    The Supreme Court refused to hear her plea for protection on the first amendment.
    She promotes fear, writing about germ warfare and weapons of mass destruction.
    A NY Times colleague told New York magazine 'When I see her coming, my instinct is to go the other way' (June 2004).
    She is rude and has been called heartless by colleagues.
    The LA Times said 'She reportedly used the name of a source who had provided information only on condition that her name not appear.'
    She shilled the Bush-Cheney Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction issue.
    Much of her reporting was very selective and single sided only reporting that which showed Iraq as a threat.
    She hid behind confidential sources when giving information on WMD only stating high-level government officials.

Why she might not be annoying:

    The Houston Chronicle wrote '... reporters such as Miller are the front line in the struggle to maintain a free and independent press.'
    She stood up for her conviction, opting to go to jail rather than give up her source.
    She attended Ohio State and graduated Barnard.
    Her specialty is national security and terrorism.
    She was the first female chief of The Times' bureau in Cairo, Egypt (1983).
    She appeared on 'Sixty Minutes,' 'Oprah Winfrey,' 'Night Line,' 'Today' and 'David Letterman.'
    Even many of those critical of her politics are standing by her.
    She went to jail even though she didn't divulge Valerie Plame as a CIA operative. Yet Robert Novak who did, is free.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 37 Votes: 83.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 82 Votes: 71.95% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 82 Votes: 75.61% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 115 Votes: 76.52% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 166 Votes: 75.30% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1774 Votes: 69.90% Annoying