Jezebel: Journalists

Freed Female Times Journalist Describes Groping In Captivity

Irin Carmon — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:45:28 EDT

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Among the four New York Times journalists just released after six days of captivity in Libya is one woman: Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist with a distinguished record in war zones. It appears from the journalists' accounts to their Times colleague that she was treated as badly and as well as her colleagues, with an extra dose of groping. More »

The End Of Brenda Starr, Girl Reporter

Irin Carmon — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:17:41 EST

After over 70 years in business, lady journalist Brenda Starr is being retired. One early-round pitch had Brenda as a female pirate, but instead she became "the definition of a career-woman even before that term came into vogue." More »

Massachusetts Passes Anti-Bullying Bill • Palin Requires Journalists To Donate To Anti-Choice Group

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:40:00 EDT

• In response to the death of 15-year-old student Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts Legislature voted today to pass an anti-bullying law. "This is a day we can be proud we have done something positive," said Rep. John Scibak. More »

"She Did It To The Max, And She Did It Brilliantly. And She Did It On Her Own Terms"

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EDT

CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth, 59, died on Sunday after years of fighting cancer. Moth, who changed her name to "have her own" and survived sniper fire in Sarajevo, was famous among colleagues for her fearlessness and her flair. [WaPo, CNN] More »

Send Sarah A Message

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EDT

Sarah Palin is keeping pretty close tabs on her Facebook friends. The former governor of Alaska unfriended and blocked Donnie Fowler after she revealed her true liberal colors on the social networking site. Politicians, they're just like us! [HuffingtonPost] More »

Lisa Ling Expresses Fear, Hope For Sister's Release

Anna North — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

"The ridiculous optimist in me was hoping they would show leniency and just let the girls go. That obviously wasn't the case. I still can't believe it's going on." — Lisa Ling, on sister Laura's imprisonment in North Korea. [Sactown] More »

President Clinton In N. Korea To Negotiate Journalists' Release

Anna North — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Bill Clinton arrived in North Korea today to negotiate the release of imprisoned American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Some say his visit all but assures their release, while others are more skeptical. More »

Zoo Renames "Obama" Monkey • Apology Might Secure Journalists' Release

Anna North — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Responding to criticism from the Initiative for Black Germans, the Dresden Zoo has changed the name of one of its baby mandrills from "Obama" to "Okeke" — unfortunately, also a common African surname. • More »

Detained Journalists Still In Guesthouse, Not Labor Camp

Anna North — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Laura Ling and Euna Lee have not been sent to a North Korean labor camp, as their sentence dictates. Instead, they're being held at a guesthouse in Pyongyang, which may bode well for their early release. [AP, via NYT] More »

Is Calling Detained Adult Journalists "Girls" A Calculated Move?

Anna North — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Though Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists imprisoned in North Korea, are 32 and 36 respectively, Ling's sister Lisa keeps referring to them as "girls" during her media appearances. (Mashup clip at left.) More »

Hillary Clinton Asks North Korea To Deport Ling And Lee

Anna North — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Hillary Clinton has asked North Korea to return imprisoned journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee to the US. Some think clemency is more likely for these Americans than for the North Koreans in the regime's labor camps. [Independent, TimesOnline] More »

American Journalists Sentenced To 12 Years Hard Labor

Anna North — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists accused of entering North Korea, have been sentenced to twelve years of "reform through labor" — but many hope they will be released sooner. More »

Trial Of Laura Ling, Euna Lee Begins In North Korea

Anna North — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EDT

The trial of Laura Ling and Seung-Eun (Euna) Lee, American journalists whom North Korea accuses of crossing into its territory, has begun. More »

North Korea Sets Court Date For U.S. Journalists

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:20:00 EDT

Ugh: CNN reports that Current TV journos Laura Ling and Euna Lee will be tried in a North Korean court next month. They are accused of entering the country illegally and intending "hostile acts." [CNN] More »

Reporting Live

Sadie Stein — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:30:00 EST

In 1960, Nancy Dickerson became the first female reporter on television. A new book by her son John, On Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson gives a pioneer and a complex woman her due. [NPR] More »

Darling Clementine

Sadie Stein — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:45:00 EST

"Tell me where your grandmother came from and I can tell you how many kinds of pie you serve for Thanksgiving," wrote Clementine Paddleford. More »

The Week You Gave Us 'Faith' In The Internets

Jennifer — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:02:49 EDT

We never expected the outcry that ensued after More »