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Aug 20

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In remembering James Foley, sobering lessons for protecting journalists

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James Foley’s journalistic career spanned multiple countries and conflicts; his reporting from Afghanistan and Libya appeared on the NewsHour, as well as other news outlets. Gwen Ifill remembers Foley and discusses the dangers reporters face with Charles Sennott, co-founder of…

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Aug 20

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Family mourns murdered journalist James Foley, Obama condemns Islamic State

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Journalist James Foley was confirmed as the man executed by beheading in a video released by the Islamic State group. Militants also threatened to kill another American journalist if the U.S. didn’t stop airstrikes in Iraq. Foley, 40, was abducted…

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Aug 20

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How has social media adapted to deal with violent terrorist imagery?

By Nora Daly

The horrifying documentation of James Foley’s tragic death has raised questions about how social media must adapt to deal with violent, terrorist imagery.

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Aug 20

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President Obama: World is appalled by journalist James Foley’s killing

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Aug 20

Obama: world is ‘appalled’ by James Foley killing

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EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama says the United States will continue to confront Islamic State extremists despite the brutal murder of journalist James Foley.

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Aug 19

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News Wrap: Mideast cease-fire collapses after new Gaza rocket attacks

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Aug 19

Journalist James Foley reportedly killed by Islamic State group

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News of Foley’s murder was released in a video via an official Islamic State group Twitter feed. In the video, Foley is forced to read a letter condemning the U.S. bombing campaign in Iraq, calling it the “final nail” in…

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Mar 29

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For Arab League, Syria Remains a ‘Pretty Sectarian Issue’

President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday that Syria "will spare no effort" to make the peace plan proposed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan "a success," but said rebels must first cease their "terrorist acts." Margaret Warner and NPR's Kelly…

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May 18

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Four Foreign Reporters, Including GlobalPost’s Foley, Freed in Libya

By Larisa Epatko

GlobalPost freelance contributor James Foley and three other foreign journalists were released Wednesday from a detention facility in Libya, where they had been held for over a month for working in the country without a visa.

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May 11

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Detained GlobalPost Reporter ‘Treated Well’ in Libya, Visitor Says

By Larisa Epatko

Our partners at GlobalPost reported Wednesday that their freelance contributor James Foley and another Western journalist detained with him in Libya, Claire Morgan Gillis, were allowed a visitor who said they were in good health and were being treated well.

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