• Journalism Needs Heavily Armed Heroes

    In your foggy Monday media column: Reporters in peril. Institutions crumbling. David Denby and Dan Abrams to the rescue!

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    By Hamilton Nolan
    Apr 20, 2009 2:12 PM 2,464
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    Journalism Needs Heavily Armed Heroes

    So, Roxana Saberi, the American-Iranian former NPR reporter, was convicted of spying in Iran, but diplomatic pressure has caused the head of Iran's judiciary to call for a fair review of the case. Which may have no effect whatsoever! Nightmarish. There's also those two Current TV freelancers who have been held in custody in North Korea for a month now. Does this mean that Obama needs to authorize the creation of a supersecret crack government Delta Force-like team dedicated to busting into dangerous foreign prisons and rescuing journalists in peril? Yes.


    One creaky institution offers to save another.

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