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Time Magazine to Hand Over Reporter’s Notes

HeadlineJul 01, 2005

Onto the case of Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper — they are the reporters who are potentially facing jail time for refusing to reveal their sources to the government in the case of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame. On Thursday, Cooper’s employer, Time Magazine announced it would hand over copies of Cooper’s notes. Time Inc.'s editor in chief, Norman Pearlstine said, “I found myself really coming to the conclusion that once the Supreme Court has spoken, we are not above the law and we have to behave the way ordinary citizens do.” The decision is not sitting well with others involved. Cooper himself said he disagreed with Time's decision. The New York Times — which employs Judith Miller — said it was deeply disappointed. Legal experts said that they knew of no other instance in modern journalistic history in which a major news organization announced that it would disclose the identities of its confidential sources in response to a government subpoena. Miller and Cooper could both still face jail time. On Wednesday a federal judge said he would order the reporters jailed for up to 120 days if they did not agree to testify before the grand jury.

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