- The New York Times stood by Miller and the practice of anonymous sources throughout the whole fiasco. Although the Times has been trying to scale back its own use of unnamed sources, its publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. expressed his regret when Time Inc. handed over Cooper's notes, citing a previous case in 1978 when the New York times company was held in contempt for a similar charge. After the judge's decision, the Grey Lady published an op-ed piece praising Miller for "surrendering her liberty in defense of a greater liberty," that of the free press who should be able to "work on behalf of the public without fear of regulation or retaliation from any branch of government."

- Poynter found that The Newspaper Guild-CWA president called for two minutes of silence in newsrooms across America as well as vigils at courthouses in support of Miller the day of her sentencing. The guild also hoped the movement would help push a national shield law for the protection of journalists.

- Jeff Jarvis at Buzzmachine thinks that Time Inc. did the "hard thing, probably the right thing," in handing over Cooper's notes but also supported Miller's silence and sacrifice. He also added a citizen journalism aspect in respect to shield laws pointing out that anyone can publish now thanks to the Internet and blogs, potentially making anyone a journalist; "What this really means is that the state of anonymity and secrets changes... The source can go to the internet and reveal the secret directly, and anonymously. The internet becomes the anonymizer that reporters have been." This is certainly an interesting theory that we may see develop as more potential whistle blowers in the upper echelons of governments become aware of Internet publishing opportunities. But at the same time, Jarvis points to the dangers of this same theory: "(With Internet anonymous sources)...no one knows how credible the revelation of the secret is."

- The Los Angeles Times essentially says that Miller got what was coming to her, due to her "rude, competitive and heartless" journalistic practices. LAT refers to Miller's past in which she was the principal New York Times journalist reporting on Iraq's alleged Weapons of Mass Destruction in which she relied on questionable and discredited sources for her stories. The LAT piece feels that Miller should have divulged her sources for the public good, because it is obviously high ranking officials who are the "real source of the leak."

On a lighter note, The Hartford Courant published a satirical article claiming that incarcerated reporters will destroy American prisons due to their propensity to complain, ability to sweet talk and lack of organizational skills, a characteristic that does not bode well for a small cell.

Sources: The New York Times, Poynter, Buzzmachine, The Los Angeles Times, and The Hartford Courant