The stories theyre covering. That certainly has been judy millers preference as a veteran journalist. But a decade ago judy ended up the subject of not one but two big controversies one involving the question of iraqs alleged possession and pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and the other involving the disclosure of Valerie Plame as a cia a operative. Judy is here this evening to discuss those experiences and much more all chronicled in her new memoir, the story a reporters journey. The book covers the full span of judys long, accomplished career in journalism nearly three decades of which were with the New York Times. She joined the papers Washington Bureau in 1977 and spent the mid 1980s abroad in cairo and paris returning to washington to serve as an editor and special correspondent. Stories about Osama Bin Laden and alqaeda that she and a small team of others did in 2001 before and immediately after the 9 11 attacks won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. During the r
This week on q a our guest is Judith Miller former New York Times reporter and author of the book the story, a reporters journey. Jewely miller author of this story. Deep in the book you have a chapter called inmate 454570083 this paragraph. The worst part of jail was not sleeping on the paper thin yoga mat on the cold concrete ledges that had replaced more expensive cots nor the vile food mystery meets drenched that an inmate dubbed sloppy nose. So what was the worst thing about being in jail in for me it was probably being locked up all the time without any control over my life. I mean, we take watches or cell phones for granted. You know what time it is, you know what youre supposed to be doing. All of a sudden jail means total loss of control. You work on their schedule. You sleep on their schedule. And because i was in a kind of high security jail it wasnt a Martha Stewart cupcake life jail. There was no access to the outdoors. I think i had about four hours of real air, breatheab
Sleeping on a paperthin yoga mat. Nor the vile food, mystery meat drenched in thick, brown sauce. Accompanied by starches and carbohydrate in shades of brown and gray. What was the worst thing about being in jail . Judith for me, it was probably being locked up all of the time without any control over my life. We take watches and cell phones for granted. You know what time it is, you know what youre supposed to be doing. Jail means a total loss of control. You work on their schedule. You sleep on their schedule. Because i was in a kind of highsecurity jail, it was not the Martha Stewart camp cupcake kind of jail. There was no access to the outdoors. I think i had about four hours of real, breathable, outdoor air in 85 days. For me, that was the toughest part of the adjustment to my new life. Brian when were you in jail, and where . Judith i was in the Alexandria Detention Center in alexandria virginia. I had to say this, it was extremely professional. It was very well run. The people t
Have a chapter, this paragraph. The worst part of jail was not sleeping on a paperthin yoga mat. Nor the vile food, mystery meat drenched in thick, brown sauce. Accompanied by starches and carbohydrate in shades of brown and gray. What was the worst thing about being in jail . Judith for me, it was probably being locked up all of the time without any control over my life. We take watches and cell phones for granted. You know what time it is, you know what youre supposed to be doing. Jail means a total loss of control. You work on their schedule. You sleep on their schedule. Because i was in a kind of highsecurity jail, it was not the Martha Stewart camp cupcake kind of jail. There was no access to the outdoors. I think i had about four hours of real, breathable, outdoor air in 85 days. For me, that was the toughest part of the adjustment to my new life. Brian when were you in jail and where . Judith i was in the Alexandria Detention Center in alexandria virginia. I had to say this, it
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