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Today In David Rohde’s Great Escape
4:41AM John Cook | In Part Two of New York Times reporter David Rohde’s account of his captivity by the Taliban, we learn two things: 1) The Taliban lies, and 2) it seems like the New York Times‘ public relations professionals lie, too. More »
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NYT Reporter David Rohde And The Great Taliban Escape
12:45PM Foster Kamer | New York Times reporter David Rohde was held hostage by the Taliban for over seven months before he escaped. The Times coordinated a media blackout on the story to protect Rhode. Rohde’s publishing it in the Times. It’s pretty incredible. More »
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Why Does The New York Times Keep Losing Reporters?
5:03AM John Cook | The rescue of New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell in Afghanistan comes on the heels of Times reporter David Rohde’s similar (though much longer) ordeal. It’s at least the fifth kidnapping or arrest of a Timesman in as many years. More »
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NY Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban Rescued
1:35PM Andrew Belonsky | It’s a joyous night for the New York Times, for Afghan news agency, the subscription-only Pahjwok reports that foreign fighters have rescued Stephen Farrell, the paper’s second reporter to have been kidnapped by the Taliban in recent months. More »
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Kidnapped New York TImes Reporter Returns To Work
6:04AM John Cook | The New York Times‘ David Rohde, who spent seven months as a hostage to a Taliban warlord in Afghanistan, has just returned to the paper’s newsroom. More »
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What Was The Real Reason For The NYT Kidnapping News Blackout?
1:40AM John Cook | Did the New York Times want to keep reporter David Rohde’s kidnapping in Afghanistan quiet because they feared for his safety, or because they didn’t want to drive up his ransom price? Rohde himself has suggested the latter. More »
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David Rohde’s MacGyver-Esque Escape From Taliban Captivity
1:35PM the cajun boy | Yesterday we learned that New York Times’ reporter David Rohde, secretly held captive by the Taliban for months, had escaped when he “climbed over a wall.” Now more details of Rohde’s daring escape have emerged. More »
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