US journalists released from North Korea
August 5th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
Last night, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two US journalists who had been sentenced to 12 years hard labour in North Korea, were said to be heading home on Bill Clinton’s private jet, reports the Independent. Full story at this link.
AP video below: Euna Lee’s Family in Los Angeles.
Tags: Bill Clinton, Current TV, Euna Lee, Laura Ling, Los Angeles, North Korea, the Independent, United States
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[...] journalism website Csplash has reportedly received a message from Laura Ling, the Current TV journalist released from North Korea last week. “Euna [fellow captive Euna Lee] and I are two of the lucky ones whose story of captivity [...]