Judith Miller's UN Reporting | Russ Baker

The Nation's Commentary

This commentary in The Nation discusses the coverage of the UN (especially the Iraq Oil for Food scandle) by Judith Miller in the New York Times. It raises the issue of the Times continued reliance on Miller after her stories on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq proved to be problematic. It also questions the difference in tone between her coverage of the Volcker investigation as compared to other reporters and newspapers.

The article raises questions in my mind about the reliability of even the best newspapers as sources of knowledge for development. Yet all development decision makers depend to some extent on the papers.