Judith Miller Biography
Judith Miller is a journalist and commentator from the United Stated best known for her coverage of Iraq’s WMD program both before and after the 2003 invasion, which was later revealed to be based on inaccurate intelligence from the intelligence community. Before joining Fox News in 2008, she worked in The New York Times’ Washington bureau.
How old is Judith Miller? – Age
She is 73 years old as of 2nd January 2021. She was born in 1948 in New York, New York, United States.
Judith Miller Family
Bill Miller, her Russian-born father, was Jewish. He was the owner of the Riviera nightclub in New Jersey and later of several casinos in Las Vegas. Bill Miller was well-known for bringing in well-known Las Vegas performers. His most notable success was convincing Elvis Presley to return to Las Vegas after a failed booking. Her mother was described as a “pretty Irish Catholic showgirl.” Jimmy Miller, Judith’s half-sister, was a record producer for many classic rock bands from the 1960s to the 1990s, including the Rolling Stones, Traffic, and Cream.
Who is Judith Miller’s Husband? – Marriage
She married Jason Epstein, an editor, and publisher, in 1993.
Judith Miller Salary
Judith has an annual salary of $500, 000 per year.
Judith Miller Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $2 billion.
Judith Miller The New York Times
She was a member of The New York Times team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for its coverage of global terrorism before and after the 9/11 attacks. During this time, Middle-East scholar Edward Said criticized her writing for displaying an anti-Islamic bias. Miller’s book, God Has Ninety-Nine Names, according to Said, “is like a textbook of the inadequacies and distortions of media coverage of Islam.”
Judith Miller Anthrax Hoax
Judith opened an anthrax hoax letter mailed to her New York Times office on October 12, 2001. In the fall of 2001, she was the only major U.S. media reporter to be targeted by a bogus anthrax letter. The 2001 anthrax attacks began in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Judith Miller Memoir
Miller’s memoir The Story: A Reporter’s Journey was primarily about her reporting during the second Gulf War. Her former colleague Neil Lewis called the majority of the reviews “unreservedly critical.” The Columbia Journalism Review described the book as “less of a memoir than an apologia and an assault.” Lloyd Grove of The Daily Beast described Miller’s work as “self-pitying.”
Judith Miller Islamic Charities
Shortly after the September 11 attacks, the United States government considered adding the Holy Land Foundation to a list of organizations with suspected ties to terrorism and planned to search the organization’s premises. Miller was informed about the impending raid by a confidential source. Miller called the Holy Land Foundation for comment on December 3, 2001, and The New York Times published an article in the late edition papers and on its website that day. The government searched HLF’s offices the next day. These events prompted US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to file a lawsuit, with prosecutors alleging that Miller and her colleague Philip Shenon violated the law. These events prompted US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to file a lawsuit, with prosecutors alleging that Miller and her colleague Philip Shenon had queried this Islamic charity and another in ways that made them aware of the planned searches.
