Sadly, she did the type of retiring I was afraid of, leaving one journalistic institution with whatever credibility was left after your actions cast a shadow over it, only to now be working for another.
The New York Observer has reported - following a tip from Gawker - that Miller is writing a news profile of Libya's Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi for the Atlantic Monthly. Have people not learned?
Miller long disgraced the New York Times with her faulty reporting about Iraq.
Her behavior regarding Lewis was also disgraceful. Her attempts then and, more recently in Vanity Fair, to portray herself as a martyr of the First Amendment just don't add up, as Slate's media critic, Jack Shafer, explained in a recent column.
She should never be allowed to work for any respectable news organization again.
And yet, the Atlantic Monthly -- a magazine I like and respect — apparently has her under contract.
I want to ask the magazine's editor one question, in all seriousness: What are you thinking!?
She has shown she has trouble with accuracy and being truthful.
It's not just me who thinks that. Respectable bloggers such as Jay Rosen have made similar comments.
If news organizations refuse to give her jobs, maybe she'll take the hint and leave the profession.
Until the Judith Millers, Jayson Blairs, and others of their ilk are forced out of the media profession, the media institution will have nobody to blame but itself for the credibility problem it has with the public.
Do the right thing: Just say no to hiring Miller for any future journalism work.
Sincerely,
Your Constant Reader
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1 - Scott Butki
No thoughts on Miller?