Reporters say Miller got 'high six figure' severance; Miller scoops Times

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Reporters say Miller got 'high six figure' severance; Miller scoops Times on farewell


Judith Miller, who retired from the New York Times Wednesday after more than 28 years at the paper, launched a website (www.judithmiller.org) a few weeks ago to respond to the her critics, some of whom include Times staff, who wrote scathing news stories about her cozy relationship with key members of the Bush administration as well as her flawed reporting on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction which laid the groundwork for war.

Miller, who joined the Times Washington bureau in 1977, spent 85 days in jail after refusing to reveal who told her the name of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson. Since her release, reporters say, she had not been cooperative with the paper’s investigation into her role in events surrounding the case.

Four Times reporters told RAW STORY Wednesday that word around the newsroom is that Miller exited the paper with a “high six figure” retirement package. A Times spokeswoman said terms of the Miller’s exit package could not be disclosed.

Miller’s voicemail at the Times makes no mention of her retirement. A message left for her was not returned.