The Story: A Reporter's Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476716013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Story is a rich story of the craft of journalism with a full-bodied plot.” (Haaretz) . “A memoir of high-stakes journalism especially revealing about why she decided to go to prison for contempt of court rather than reveal a confidential source related to the outing of Valerie Plame.” (Kirkus Reviews)"Compelling a sobering book, which demonstrates her devotion to getting the story right." (Real Clear Politics)“Miller’s supreme dedication to the jour
Star reporter for the New York Times, the world’s most powerful newspaper; foreign correspondent in some of the most dangerous fields; Pulitzer winner; longest jailed correspondent for protecting her sources, Judith Miller is highly respected and controversial. In this memoir, she turns her reporting skills on herself with the intensity of her professional vocation.Judy Miller grew up near the Nevada atomic proving ground. She writes about the mistakes she and others made on the existence in Iraq of weapons of mass destruction. Miller shared a Pulitzer for her reporting.She turns her journalistic skills on herself and her controversial reporting which marshaled evidence that led America to invade Iraq. She got a job at the New York Times after a suit by women employees about discrimination at the paper and went on to cover national politics, head the paper’s bureau in Cairo, and serve as deputy editor in Paris and then deputy at the powerful Washington bureau. It is an adventure s
Since 2008, she has been a commentator for Fox News. An adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal, Miller is theater critic for Tablet magazine. She is the recipient of many awards, among them the Society of Professional Journalists’ “First Amendment Award” for her protection of sources. Judith Miller is a Pulitzer Prize&ndash
"Five Stars" according to Warren Penniman. Great book and great Amazon service. A Clash of Journalism and Business Jules N. LaRocque In The Story: A Reporter's Journey, Judith Miller recounts her career with The New York Times, during most of which she reported from the Middle East; and, during much of it, she reported on the subject of weapons of mass destruction, especially on the question of their continued existence in Iraq during the periods of hostilities between that country and the United States. Given the knowledge of past possession and use of such weapons by Saddam Hussein, it was a question not easily dis. I thought Miller did a great job of providing insight into the genuine thinking (not EM I'm personally quite left, generally more politically aligned with Miller's critics than her champions, and I found the book fascinating and really well written. Anyone who spends all day studying and monitoring global threats (and threats to American soil and interests) is no doubt riddled with anxiety on the subject of national security. I thought Miller did a great job of providing insight into the genuine thinking (not the politicking) of those whose responsibility it is to keep Ame