Judith Miller

Judith Miller is a journalist who served 85 days in jail on contempt charges in 2005 after refusing to disclose a source related to a federal investigation into who leaked covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.Official Site: JudithMiller.org Miller had previously come under fire for her reporting on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, specifically for relying too heavily on Iraqi National Congress member Ahmad Chalabi and his colleagues, who provided information that later proved to be inaccurate.The New York Times: The Miller Case: A Notebook, a Cause, a Jail Cell and a Deal (October 16, 2005)

According to media sources, Miller will be joining Fox News Channel as a contributor, providing commentary on national security issues, counter-terrorism, and international affairs.Editor & Publisher: Miller Gets Fox News Slot, Holds No Grudges About 'NYT' Exit (October 20, 2008)

Judith Miller was subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating how the identity of a CIA undercover operative, Valerie Plame, had been made public. Miller had not written any story relating to Valerie Plame, however it was believed she had knowledge of who had leaked Plame's name in retaliation for Plame's husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticising the Bush administration's war in Iraq. After Miller's release from jail, freed of her obligation of anonymity by her source, she did name I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby as the person who told her about Valerie Plame.New York Times: Judith Miller's Statement (September 30, 2005)

After her 2005 retirement from The New York Times, Miller continued to write opinion and editorial pieces.JudithMiller.org: Articles In 2007, she was named adjunct fellow for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Miller supports the passage of a federal law that would protect reporters' right not to disclose sources.JudithMiller.org: Home She is also an active speaker on issues related to national security and civil liberties.Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: Judith Miller bio

• January 2, 1948: Judith Miller born

• 1983: Becomes first woman named The New York Times Cairo Bureau Chief

• 1990: Publishes Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf (Ballantine Books) (with Laurie Mylroie)

• 1990: Publishes One, By One, By One (Simon and Schuster)

• 1993: Weds Jason Epstein

• 1997: Publishes God Has Ninety-Nine Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East (Touchstone Books)

• 2001: Publishes Germs : Biological Weapons and America's Secret War (Simon & Schuster) (with Stephen Engelberg, William Broad)

• 2001: Wins News and Documentary Emmy Award for her role in the NOVA film Bioterror

• 2001: Receives anthrax hoax letter at [The New York Times]]

• 2002: New York Times staff, including Miller, wins Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting

• 2005: Serves 85 days in jail on contempt of court charges for refusing to disclose a source; later resigns from The New York Times

• 2007: Joins Manhattan Institute for Policy Research as an adjunct fellow and contributing editor for City Journal

• 2008: Joins Fox News Channel as contributing correspondent on national security issues