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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Robert Parry: Judith Miller - journalist or White House staff member...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Robert Parry: Judith Miller - journalist or White House staff member...

robert parry picks up on miller's perception of her own role...
Miller is quoted as saying that she hoped she would eventually return to the newsroom and resume covering “the same thing I’ve always covered – threats to our country.”

To describe one’s “beat” as covering “threats to our country” amounts to another repudiation of a core journalistic principle – objectivity – the concept of a reporter setting aside his or her personal views so the facts can be researched and presented to the reader in as fair and balanced a way as possible.

Rather than insist on a separation between government and journalism, Miller appears to see little distinction between the two. Her comments suggest that she views her job as defending the security interests of the United States, rather than giving the public the unvarnished facts.

if (and i would suggest it's nearly a certainty) miller presented her role to senior administration officials as she describes it above, it would easily explain why she was granted such easy high-level access... they saw her as one of "them..."

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