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10 Sep 2009 10:02

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World: People are pointing fingers in the Stephen Farrell rescue

  • Gordon Brown’s hearing it after people died. On the plus side, New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was rescued after just a few days of captivity in Afghanistan. But it came at a deadly cost – beyond Farrell’s interpreter and two Afghan civilians, a British paratrooper was killed. Which means that, since Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly gave the final OK, he’s also getting the drama over it. After the fact, though, Brown’s denying it – he says he was only consulted. Hmmmmmmm. source
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09 Sep 2009 02:10

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World: Another New York Times reporter kidnapped, rescued in Afghanistan

  • His translator didn’t make it though. Stephen Farrell is a lucky man. Farrell, a reporter for the New York Times since 2007, is now the second reporter in three months to have been rescued after being kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan. He didn’t have to wait as long as David Rohde for a rescue (Rohde was in Taliban captivity for seven months; Farrell was kidnapped four days ago), but his rescue was far more violent. Sultan Munadi, his interpreter, was killed in the crossfire. source
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25 Jul 2009 22:35

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U.S.: A reporter on Texas’ death row executes his job consistently

  • 315 executions in Texas seen by a single reporter source
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28 Jun 2009 21:57

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U.S.: A reporter on the Stonewall Riots’ front lines gives his account

  • … at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, the gay men decided they weren’t going to take it anymore. The clash outside the Stonewall went on for 48 more hours and become famous as the riots that started the gay-rights movement.
  • Lucian K. Truscott IV • A former Village Voice writer who had strange credentials for telling the story of the Stonewall Riots – he was a West Point graduate who was about to go back to the military – and honestly, stumbled upon a huge story. Truscott says that although the protest definitely kick-started the gay rights movement, it created a lot of myths around itself due to the lack of media coverage. The bar itself was not representative of gays in the city, comprising largely of younger gay males. But even older ones took notice of what happened at the bar that night. • source
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20 Jun 2009 13:25

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World: NYT reporter David Rohde escapes a Taliban kidnapping. Whoa!

  • 7 months in captivity of the Taliban in Pakistan in Afghanistan source
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10 Jun 2009 10:55

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U.S., World: Laura Ling’s close friend talks about her North Korean capture

  • I said to my mom, ‘What are you talking about?’ Then I quickly did a Google search and the story came up. I was in shock. This was my good friend.
  • Cheryll Marsh • A lifelong friend of Laura Ling, the Current TV reporter who was captured by North Korean authorities and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. She goes on to say that Ling is “a beautiful person inside and out” and is confident she’s handling the ordeal well. • source
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22 Apr 2009 14:55

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Biz, U.S.: Speaking of layoffs, taking a bullet won’t even save your job

  • He got shot during a story last year. Todd Smith, a reporter for the St. Louis Suburban Journals, was at a Kirkwood, Mo. City Council meeting last year when Cookie Thornton, who had a lawsuit against the city, shot and killed five people, then himself. Smith was shot in the hand. The coverage of the shootings made the St. Louis Post Dispatch – the Suburban Journals’ parent paper – a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. Smith was laid off last Wednesday along with a bunch of other people. So no, taking a bullet won’t save your job. There goes our contingency plan. source
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