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more about #journalistsinperil more comments → If_I_Had_a_Poodle: also sigourney weaver can play me. more » lobstr: if you play with the mortgage option, 4-player Monopoly can seriously take like 6 hours. And I'll be honest: Despite the horrors of being held capti... more » euterpe35: I'd like to nominate hot ginger Damian Lewis for Mr. Rohde's role. [www.imdb.com] And... Oded Fehr to play Mr. Ludin. [www.imdb.com] more » Hockeymom: It would not shock me to find out at some point that a large sum of money also played a role in the daring escape. more » The Dewd: Cricket and Board Games? Gawker, please confirm: their captor was Sideshow Bob, correct? more » Mediahohoho: This reminds me that as much as some people like to claim otherwise, the people who brought down the Soviet Union were the people who took to the stre... more » Forgetitjake: Nice story, Cajun Boy, but isn't our confidence in Gawker coverage of this story a little undermined now that we know that Gawker, kneeling abjectly, ... more » Mediahohoho: Each action is a drip, drip, drip eroding the facade of legitimacy from this regime. Make no mistake, this is no North Korea, no Syria, no Egypt, no S... more » ChillbearLatrigue: I had no idea how fragile the Iranian government actually is. IMHO they appear to be using a show of force to mask their fear, but no rational person ... more » tijuanatornado: Amazing.. the Iranian regime is following the same path all authoritarian, dictatorial regimes do, crack down on the people, media, make up stories an... more » 92BuickLeSabre: On the other hand, if he ever removes the miniature arc reactor from his chest, the shrapnel will kill him. more » Gabriel Snyder: Until now, the kidnapping has been kept quiet by The Times and other media organizations out of concern for the men's safety. "From the early days of ... more » Mediahohoho: All so a bunch of ignoramuses in the states can whine about his "liberal bias." Why even bother? more » Aaron Bandy: gurl, please! He didn't "just climb over a wall", he escaped from the muthafrakin' Taliban! We'll know the whole story soon, I suppose, but I bet th... more » random_play: Re the baboon: Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good. more » -
#escapes
David Rohde's MacGyver-Esque Escape From Taliban Captivity
Yesterday we learned that New York Times reporter David Rohde, secretly held captive by the Taliban for months, had escaped when he merely "climbed over a wall." Now details of a more complex and daring escape have emerged.
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Newsweek Reporter Arrested in Iran
Newsweek's Maziar Bahari, who has covered Iran for the magazine for a decade, was taken into custody by Iranian officials during an early morning raid of his home. His captors also seized his computer and several videotapes. More » -
#badasshappyendings
David Rohde Is Free From Taliban Kidnapping
After being held hostage by the Taliban for seven months in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter David Rohde escaped from a compound to freedom. He apparently just "climbed over the wall" but still: badass happy ending! [NYT] -
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TechCrunch Editor Survives Vicious Rwandan Baboon Attack
Traveling abroad is dangerous for the media. Take TechCrunch's Sarah Lacy for instance. She's in Rwanda, writing a book or something, when a baboon attacked her breakfast. Thankfully, she works for Michael Arrington, so she has experience handling deranged primates. More »
