Question from Jury zings NY Times' Miller in Libby trial

The judge in this case is letting jurors submit questions to witnesses in the case. The LA Times included this in their story today:

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Neither side has fared well, with prosecutors accusing the administration of carrying out a smear campaign against Wilson, and defense attorneys scrutinizing everything from the sloppy note-taking practices to the murky ethical terrain of members of the media.

Even jurors seem somewhat appalled by the display. At one point, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton read aloud a question submitted by one member of the panel after former New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified that she remembered details of a crucial meeting with Libby only after discovering a shopping bag full of notebooks under her desk.

"Is this the standard method you used for archiving?" the juror asked.

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The question may be a little unfair since Miller probably considers the paper itself her main archive, but it did point out again how unprecise reporters can be while writing instant history. In many cases the notes become gibberish when the memory of the events fade, which is, of course, Libby's defense in this case.