Jezebel: Lara Logan

The Heart-Wrenching Tale of Some Marines Who Tried to Save a Puppy in Afghanistan

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:00 EST

Ladies and gentleman, grab your tissues because this is one emotional roller coaster of an animal rescue story. Okay, here we go... While stationed in Afghanistan, some marines were on patrol when a man walked up and handed them a box with a tiny puppy inside. He was only about 10 days old and clinging to life. The marines, God bless them, nursed the puppy, whom they named Bill, back to health. More »

Lara Logan Breaks Ground With Graphic Description Of Her Rape, Injuries

Anna North — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:08:00 EDT

In a strikingly candid interview on 60 Minutes, Lara Logan described in detail the sexual assault she suffered in Egypt, and directly addressed those who say women shouldn't report from war zones. More »

Lara Logan Speaks Out About Sexual Assault In Egypt

Anna North — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:45:00 EDT

Journalist Lara Logan has begun giving interviews offering details of her sexual assault in Egypt's Tahrir Square — and yes, she does call it rape. More »

More Details On Lara Logan's Assault, And What It Means For Female Journalists

Anna North — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:55:00 EST

As more details emerge about Lara Logan's assault, a predictable debate begins: should female journalists be barred from war zones? More »

Lara Logan Recovers From Assault Amid Confusion, Calls For Justice

Anna North — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:45:00 EST

CBS reporter and sexual assault survivor Lara Logan is now recovering at home, and she could be back at work in a few weeks. Meanwhile, President Obama is demanding justice for her attackers — and CNN has made a strange decision in its coverage. More »

After Lara Logan's Sexual Assault, Media Helpfully Discuss Her Hotness

Anna North — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:45:00 EST

Now that CBS has made public Lara Logan's sexual assault in Egypt, other media outlets are clamoring to respond — in the most offensive way possible. Please, let's talk about Logan's looks and sex life! More »

CBS Reporter Lara Logan Sexually Assaulted In Egypt

Anna North — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:43:00 EST

As Egypt celebrated Hosni Mubarak's departure Friday , a journalist became a target: CBS reporter Lara Logan was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted. More »

Military Heroine Discovers That Saving A Man Doesn't Make Him Respect You

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Private Monica Brown is the second woman to be awarded the Silver Star since World War II — and she was just 18 years old (and had only 4 months of medical training) when she risked her own life to save two injured colleagues in Afghanistan after they were ambushed. Are those colleagues grateful? Not really. In fact, one of them thinks she didn't belong there in the first place. More »

How Does Lara Logan Get Iraq News On National TV? A Little Thing She Learned From The Terrorists…

Moe — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Lara Logan is a CBS News correspondent in Iraq who just got a big promotion after telling Jon Stewart last that the "soldiers feel forgotten." The promotion means she will come back to DC, which won't necessarily help the soldiers' predicament much, but…well, I'd say at least she probably won't die, but she said herself on national television that watching American television news makes her want to kill herself. If you haven't seen the clip yet, — or if you were too distracted by how fucking gorgeous she is to catch everything she said about self-censorship and the plight of the soldiers and how scant coverage of the latest massive roadside bombing that left more than 50 dead might suggest we've become dehumanized or something — click the picture. (Or if that's too depressing, check our literary critique of Vogue's impressive profile of Ms. Logan.) [Daily Show] More »

When Writing About A Pretty Lady In Iraq, At Least Do A Decent Job Describing Her Prettiness

Moe — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:53:05 EDT

Conventional wisdom holds that women's magazines aren't as good as men's magazines. That would be correct. So we hired a manly-man type men's magazine contributor to "coach" our favorite ladymag writers. You are so welcome in advance!