Claim 212

Miller said a reporter's ability to keep confidences was essential to a free press.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Miller said a reporter's ability to keep confidences was essential to a free press.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Miller on source confidentiality
About: incident 2005-us-judith-miller-jailed-plame-source
Source: Reporter Judith Miller Jailed for Refusing to Reveal Plame Case Source
Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2005-07-06

Quotation from the source

If journalists cannot be trusted to keep confidences, then journalists cannot function and there cannot be a free press.