Posts Tagged ‘New York Times’
October 24th, 2011
A
New York Times reporter may be forced to
reveal his sources, despite a ruling which said his testimony was protected by reporters privilege. On Wednesday, the Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court to force James Risen to testify about his sources in the trial of a CIA officer who was accused of leaking top secret information. In the hearing, federal prosecutors appealed the ruling from a US District
court on 29 July that Risen did not have to reveal his sources in the trial of ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Stirling. Risen’s lawyer Joel Kurtzberg has said they will fight the appeal.
March 22nd, 2011
Four New York Times reporters being held by pro-Gaddafi forces have now been
released, but a further 13 journalists from various media organisations are still missing or in detention. The New York Times reporters were released to Turkish diplomats on Monday and have
reported mistreatment including death threats and sexual assault on the only female reporter. The driver for the two AFP reporters and the Getty Images photographer who went missing in Libya
said that they are being held by pro-Gaddafi forces after being intercepted by soldiers.
March 21st, 2011
Four New York Times journalists who had gone
missing in Libya will be
released soon, it was reported on Friday. The journalists had entered Libya through Egypt and were reporting from the rebel held city of Ajdabiya, which was then overrun by the pro-Gadaffi army and they were arrested. Libyan officials have indicated that the journalists will be released very soon. Four Al Jazeera journalists are also said to be in
custody in Tripoli, while two Agence France-Presse journalists and a Getty Images photographer have been missing in Libya since Saturday.
March 17th, 2011
Gaith Abdul Ahad, a Guardian reporter, has been
released after being detained for a fortnight by Libyan authorities. Ahad, along with Andrei Netto, a Brazilian journalist, were
held after entering Libya from Tunisia. Netto was
freed a few days ago. The New York Times
reports that four of its journalists have been missing in Libya since 15 March.
July 16th, 2009
The New York Times blackout of information on kidnapped journalist David Rohde raised questions about transparent reporting in exceptional circumstances, writes Michael Griffin
(more…)
June 22nd, 2009
New York Times journalist, David Rohde who was kidnapped by the Afghan Taliban seven months ago has managed to escape from the compound where he was being held. Read more
here
