Moving from behind bars

Consider it – you have decided to spend your life reporting the truth to the public for a common good. You have been successful and found your career brought you to be a reporter for the perfect bubble butt of all journalistic jobs – reporting for the NY Times. You have a conversation with a source, but decide that you have no intention to write a report about the conversation or information you have gathered. Now imagine that you are told by a court that you must either share that discussion in a grand jury or be thrown in jail until you do.

Judith Miller has been freed (after three months in jail) and will testify today to conclude an investigation of the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to the press. She was resolute in her defense that she was acting as a reporter and should be able to keep her source confidential. It seems like a pretty clear cut right that should be honored for the ultimate resolve to get truth from sources which ultimately communicates truth to the general public. But apparently legally it is not that simple. Yesterday, Judith got a personal waiver from her source to release the information which is why she has decided to testify. We will not be hearing from her about her 3 months in jail or her feelings on the subject until after that testimony. What will she say?