Apr 21 Journalist in Libya Makes First Contact Since Capture By Larisa Epatko Clare Morgana Gillis, a freelance journalist held in Libya along with GlobalPost contributor James Foley and another Western reporter, called her parents Thursday from a detention facility in Tripoli. It was the first contact any of them made with the… Continue reading
Apr 07 GlobalPost Reporter James Foley Detained in Libya By Larisa Epatko Our partners at GlobalPost have announced that Libyan forces backing Moammar Gadhafi detained one of their correspondents, James Foley, along with three other journalists while they were reporting near the city of Brega. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch New York Times Journalists Recall ‘Medieval’ Captivity in Libya Journalists Recall 'Medieval' Captivity Experience in Libya… Continue watching
Mar 09 Heavy-Handed Response to Journalists in China Becomes the Story By Larisa Epatko Anonymous calls on the Internet for Tunisian-inspired protests in China roused several hundred people to protest on Feb. 20, but the heavy-handed response that followed actually became the story, said Kathleen McLaughlin, GlobalPost's correspondent in Beijing. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Turmoil Grips Egypt as Mubarak Plots Next Move Chaos continued to escalate in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak told ABC News that stepping down now would create further turmoil. Judy Woodruff has more with Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation, Samer Shehata of Georgetown University and Steven… Continue watching
Aug 05 Q&A: Director of Committee to Protect Journalists Discusses Reporter Detentions Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists spoke with the Online NewsHour about journalist arrests around the world and the release of reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea. Continue reading
Aug 05 Freed Journalists Return to U.S. Soil After N. Korea Ordeal By Talea Miller Freed American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling returned to U.S. soil Wednesday morning with former President Bill Clinton, after spending more than four months in detention in North Korea. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Junta Attempts to Quell Protests in Myanmar Myanmar's military rulers cracked down Wednesday on a recent wave of anti-government protests, which have put a fresh focus on the country's controversial political situation. Two experts assess the latest developments in the South Asian nation. Continue watching
Jun 12 Early Media Coverage Focuses on Horse Race By PBS News Hour Despite the fact that the first primary voters will not cast a ballot for another seven months, the bulk of the unparalleled presidential campaign coverage has focused on the so-called "horse race" stories, rather than the issues. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Essayist Clarence Page Reflects on Journalists in Movies Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune discusses the images of journalists as presented in Hollywood films. Continue watching