Former President Bill Clinton plans to debut a memoir about his experiences after his presidency, with with publication date set for November 19.
In a statement, the former president said that the memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, “is the story of my twenty-three-plus years since leaving the White House, told largely through the stories of other people who changed my life as I tried to help change theirs, of those who supported me, including those I loved and lost, and of the mistakes I made along the way.”
Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir, which it says will be “remarkably candid” and “richly detailed.” While Clinton writes about major issues and cultural wars since he left office, the publisher also indicated that Clinton will share his experiences during the 2008 and 2016 elections, when his wife, Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency. The former president also writes about the...
In a statement, the former president said that the memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, “is the story of my twenty-three-plus years since leaving the White House, told largely through the stories of other people who changed my life as I tried to help change theirs, of those who supported me, including those I loved and lost, and of the mistakes I made along the way.”
Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir, which it says will be “remarkably candid” and “richly detailed.” While Clinton writes about major issues and cultural wars since he left office, the publisher also indicated that Clinton will share his experiences during the 2008 and 2016 elections, when his wife, Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency. The former president also writes about the...
- 4/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Women's Media Center hosted their 2023 Women’S Media Awards on October 19th at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Koritha Mitchell, Emily Ladau, Karen Lincoln Michel and Akila Radhakrishnan.
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were:
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton appeared at the gala. Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Board Vice Chair Erica González Martínez, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board member Rebecca Adamson also made appearances at the gala.
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees were:
· Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation,...
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Koritha Mitchell, Emily Ladau, Karen Lincoln Michel and Akila Radhakrishnan.
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were:
Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton appeared at the gala. Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Board Vice Chair Erica González Martínez, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board member Rebecca Adamson also made appearances at the gala.
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees were:
· Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation,...
- 10/27/2023
- Look to the Stars
The Clinton Global Initiative next week will feature a session on protecting freedom of the press, with a focus on Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held in Russia for more than 160 days
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver remarks at the Sept. 19 session, called Journalism on the Front Lines, with Jeanne Bourgault, president and CEO of Internews, announcing a commitment to support journalists.
As part of the session, Fox News anchor Dana Perino will moderate a panel featuring Jodie Ginsburg, president of the Committee to Protect Journalists; Almar Latour, the CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal; and Jason Rezaian, global opinions writer and former Tehran bureau chief for The Washington Post.
Gershkovich’s captivity has drawn condemnation from the State Department and journalism and human rights organizations around the world. The panel also will focus on the mounting threats...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver remarks at the Sept. 19 session, called Journalism on the Front Lines, with Jeanne Bourgault, president and CEO of Internews, announcing a commitment to support journalists.
As part of the session, Fox News anchor Dana Perino will moderate a panel featuring Jodie Ginsburg, president of the Committee to Protect Journalists; Almar Latour, the CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal; and Jason Rezaian, global opinions writer and former Tehran bureau chief for The Washington Post.
Gershkovich’s captivity has drawn condemnation from the State Department and journalism and human rights organizations around the world. The panel also will focus on the mounting threats...
- 9/12/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem — the Co-Founders of The Women’S Media Center — have announced the honorees for the 2023 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Thursday, October 19th, at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation, will be honored with the Wmc Sisterhood is Powerful Award. Fredricka Whitfield, CNN News anchor, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award. Karen Lincoln Michel, President of Ict, formerly Indian Country Today, and President and CEO of IndiJ Public Media, will be honored with the Wmc Carol Jenkins Award. Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, author of Demystifying Disability, will be honored with the Wmc Progressive Women’s Voices Impact Award. Koritha Mitchell, award-winning author, cultural critic, literary historian, professor of English, will...
The Women’S Media Center 2023 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
Mariska Hargitay, Emmy-winning actor, director, producer, activist, Founder & President of the Joyful Heart Foundation, will be honored with the Wmc Sisterhood is Powerful Award. Fredricka Whitfield, CNN News anchor, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award. Karen Lincoln Michel, President of Ict, formerly Indian Country Today, and President and CEO of IndiJ Public Media, will be honored with the Wmc Carol Jenkins Award. Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, author of Demystifying Disability, will be honored with the Wmc Progressive Women’s Voices Impact Award. Koritha Mitchell, award-winning author, cultural critic, literary historian, professor of English, will...
- 9/5/2023
- Look to the Stars
The Women’S Media Center hosted their 2022 Women’S Media Awards on November 17th at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
Wmc 2022 Women's Media Award Honorees
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2022 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Andrea Mitchell, Robin Roberts, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, Salamishah Tillet, Loreen Arbus, and Maria Martinez.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton gave remarks at the gala. Wmc Co-Founder Jane Fonda, Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Co-Chair Emerita and Board Member Pat Mitchell made special appearances via Zoom. Farai Chideya, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board Member Erica González Martínez made appearances at the gala.
The Women’s Media Center opened the Women’s Media Awards with a special Wmc Solidarity...
Wmc 2022 Women's Media Award Honorees
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The Wmc Awards were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s Wmc 2022 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Andrea Mitchell, Robin Roberts, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, Salamishah Tillet, Loreen Arbus, and Maria Martinez.
Women’S Media Center Co-Founders Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, and Wmc President & CEO Julie Burton gave remarks at the gala. Wmc Co-Founder Jane Fonda, Wmc Board Chair Janet Dewart Bell, Wmc Co-Chair Emerita and Board Member Pat Mitchell made special appearances via Zoom. Farai Chideya, former Wmc President Carol Jenkins, and Wmc Board Member Erica González Martínez made appearances at the gala.
The Women’s Media Center opened the Women’s Media Awards with a special Wmc Solidarity...
- 11/21/2022
- Look to the Stars
Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem — the Co-Founders of The Women’S Media Center — announce the honorees for the 2022 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on Thursday, November 17th, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
The Women’S Media Center 2022 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
· Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, and author of Talking Back … to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award.
· Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, President of Rock’n Robin Productions, and best-selling author of multiple books, will be honored with the Wmc Visible and Powerful Award.
· Mariana Ardila Trujillo, lawyer, professor, one of the leaders in the successful decriminalization of abortion in the country of Colombia, and newly appointed Transitional Justice Director of the Ministry of Justice and Law in...
The Women’S Media Center 2022 Women’s Media Award Honorees are:
· Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, and author of Talking Back … to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels, will be honored with the Wmc Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award.
· Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, President of Rock’n Robin Productions, and best-selling author of multiple books, will be honored with the Wmc Visible and Powerful Award.
· Mariana Ardila Trujillo, lawyer, professor, one of the leaders in the successful decriminalization of abortion in the country of Colombia, and newly appointed Transitional Justice Director of the Ministry of Justice and Law in...
- 11/14/2022
- Look to the Stars
Steve Bing, a producer, philanthropist and screenwriter, has died by suicide in Los Angeles. He was 55.
Police and the coroner’s office said a man fitting his age jumped from a Century City apartment building on Monday. Sources told TMZ he had been suffering from depression.
Bing, who inherited a fortune of some $600 million from his grandfather, L.A. real estate developer Leo S. Bing, also contributed millions of dollars to Democratic political causes.
After receiving his inheritance at the age of 18, Bing dropped out of Stanford to try out the movie business. While he was still a high school student at Harvard-Westlake, he wrote the story for “Missing in Action” and later wrote an episode of “Married With Children.”
In 2003, he co-wrote the action comedy “Kangaroo Jack,” starring Anthony Anderson and Jerry O’Connell.
Bing invested some $80 million in “The Polar Express,” the Tom Hanks-voiced 2004 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Police and the coroner’s office said a man fitting his age jumped from a Century City apartment building on Monday. Sources told TMZ he had been suffering from depression.
Bing, who inherited a fortune of some $600 million from his grandfather, L.A. real estate developer Leo S. Bing, also contributed millions of dollars to Democratic political causes.
After receiving his inheritance at the age of 18, Bing dropped out of Stanford to try out the movie business. While he was still a high school student at Harvard-Westlake, he wrote the story for “Missing in Action” and later wrote an episode of “Married With Children.”
In 2003, he co-wrote the action comedy “Kangaroo Jack,” starring Anthony Anderson and Jerry O’Connell.
Bing invested some $80 million in “The Polar Express,” the Tom Hanks-voiced 2004 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.
- 6/23/2020
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, with comment from former President Bill Clinton: Steve Bing, the film financier and philanthropist who backed hit movies from Robert Zemeckis’ The Polar Express and Beowulf to the Rolling Stones concert movie Shine a Light, has died.
According to law enforcement sources, Bing jumped from a Century City building at around 1 p.m. Monday. Following standard protocol, the Los Angeles Police Department would not confirm that the individual in question was Bing. However, the description of the man in his 50s who was found dead on the scene fits that of the producer.
Bing, also an influential political donor, was a real estate tycoon from a family with a rich history. In 2012, he pledged a $30 million legacy gift to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
“For years Steve Bing has been one of the most philanthropic and generous people in our industry,” Jeffrey Katzenberg said at the time. “He has...
According to law enforcement sources, Bing jumped from a Century City building at around 1 p.m. Monday. Following standard protocol, the Los Angeles Police Department would not confirm that the individual in question was Bing. However, the description of the man in his 50s who was found dead on the scene fits that of the producer.
Bing, also an influential political donor, was a real estate tycoon from a family with a rich history. In 2012, he pledged a $30 million legacy gift to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
“For years Steve Bing has been one of the most philanthropic and generous people in our industry,” Jeffrey Katzenberg said at the time. “He has...
- 6/23/2020
- by Patrick Hipes and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The Women’s Media Center will honor Hillary Clinton with its first ever Wmc Wonder Woman Award at the Women’s Media Awards on October 26 at a gala at the Capitale in New York City.
Clinton joins 2017 Honorees Jane Fonda, Maria Hinojosa, Ashley Judd, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas and Gail Tifford. The Wmc also will be recognizing the film, “Hidden Figures.” Maya L. Harris will host this event for the first time.
Clinton is an advocate, attorney, author, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and Democratic presidential candidate who has devoted her life to working on behalf of women, children and families.
The Women’s Media Center is presenting its first — and only — Wmc Wonder Woman Award to Clinton as she is a hero to millions in the United States and around the globe for her extraordinary accomplishments and public service. Like Wonder Woman, she seems to have superhuman strength,...
Clinton joins 2017 Honorees Jane Fonda, Maria Hinojosa, Ashley Judd, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas and Gail Tifford. The Wmc also will be recognizing the film, “Hidden Figures.” Maya L. Harris will host this event for the first time.
Clinton is an advocate, attorney, author, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and Democratic presidential candidate who has devoted her life to working on behalf of women, children and families.
The Women’s Media Center is presenting its first — and only — Wmc Wonder Woman Award to Clinton as she is a hero to millions in the United States and around the globe for her extraordinary accomplishments and public service. Like Wonder Woman, she seems to have superhuman strength,...
- 10/24/2017
- Look to the Stars
The Women’s Media Center will honor Ashley Judd with the Wmc Speaking Truth to Power Award at the Women’s Media Awards on October 26 at Capitale in New York City.
Judd joins 2017 Honorees Jane Fonda, Maria Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas and Gail Tifford. Maya L. Harris, lawyer, MSNBC analyst, senior policy adviser to the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and former board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center, will host this event for the first time.
Judd was the first actor to be a named source, and to share her story about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual harassment, which Judd did in The New York Times investigative report.
Judd is chair of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project, which raises awareness about the scope and toxic impact of online harassment and its costs to women’s civic and political participation.
“It’s crucial to call...
Judd joins 2017 Honorees Jane Fonda, Maria Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas and Gail Tifford. Maya L. Harris, lawyer, MSNBC analyst, senior policy adviser to the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and former board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center, will host this event for the first time.
Judd was the first actor to be a named source, and to share her story about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual harassment, which Judd did in The New York Times investigative report.
Judd is chair of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project, which raises awareness about the scope and toxic impact of online harassment and its costs to women’s civic and political participation.
“It’s crucial to call...
- 10/16/2017
- Look to the Stars
The Women’s Media Center announces their host and honorees for the 2017 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on October 26, at Capitale in New York City.
They will be giving awards to Maria Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas, and Gail Tifford, and also recognizing the film “Hidden Figures.” And they will be celebrating the landmark 80th birthday of their co-founder Jane Fonda.
Maya L. Harris, lawyer, MSNBC analyst, senior policy adviser to the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and former board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center, will host this event for the first time.
“Women’s Media Awards recognize and honor game-changers for women in media. By deciding who gets to talk, what creates debate, who writes, and what is made visible, media shape our understanding of who we are and what we can become. We are grateful for these 2017 awardees who are creating a better future,...
They will be giving awards to Maria Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas, and Gail Tifford, and also recognizing the film “Hidden Figures.” And they will be celebrating the landmark 80th birthday of their co-founder Jane Fonda.
Maya L. Harris, lawyer, MSNBC analyst, senior policy adviser to the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and former board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center, will host this event for the first time.
“Women’s Media Awards recognize and honor game-changers for women in media. By deciding who gets to talk, what creates debate, who writes, and what is made visible, media shape our understanding of who we are and what we can become. We are grateful for these 2017 awardees who are creating a better future,...
- 10/4/2017
- Look to the Stars
Discovery Digital Networks has expanded its content offerings through a new network. The digital branch of Discovery Communications launched the Seeker network to tell stories aimed at the adventurous at heart.
As a new member of Discovery Digital, Seeker joins other networks under the same banner, such as TestTube, SourceFed, and Revision3. Sponsored by Michelob Ultra, the new Discovery network is described in a release as focusing on “adventurers, explorers, and storytellers on journeys – both physical and emotional – that celebrate the world around us.”
Seeker arrives with an already-prepared slate of at least 15 original series and content partners. Journalist and writer Laura Ling produces and hosts two series, one called Going Off Grid (about people choosing to live without many modern luxuries) and the other called Rituals, featuring stories of survival and bravery. DNews host Trace Dominguez will introduce viewers to the history of abandoned locations in Abandonment Issues, and...
As a new member of Discovery Digital, Seeker joins other networks under the same banner, such as TestTube, SourceFed, and Revision3. Sponsored by Michelob Ultra, the new Discovery network is described in a release as focusing on “adventurers, explorers, and storytellers on journeys – both physical and emotional – that celebrate the world around us.”
Seeker arrives with an already-prepared slate of at least 15 original series and content partners. Journalist and writer Laura Ling produces and hosts two series, one called Going Off Grid (about people choosing to live without many modern luxuries) and the other called Rituals, featuring stories of survival and bravery. DNews host Trace Dominguez will introduce viewers to the history of abandoned locations in Abandonment Issues, and...
- 3/3/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Journalist and reporter Laura Ling sat down with fitness guru Tracy Anderson for a candid conversation about overcoming challenges and what it took to get to where she is in her career. Tracy reflects on her time as a dancer, her terrifying time trying to lose weight, and where she found her bravery to forge on with her dreams of creating her signature fitness method. Watch a conversation between these two incredible and inspirational women - it might just change the way you think about Tracy Anderson.
- 9/12/2014
- by Molly-Goodson
- Popsugar.com
Plastic surgery and body modification is very common these days with people striving to attain the perfect look, whether it be to mimic their favorite celebrity or mask their own insecurities. But have you heard about living dolls? On Society X: Living Dolls, investigative journalist Laura Ling takes us into the strange world of living dolls—people who spend elaborate amounts of time and money, sometimes even undergoing risky surgical procedures, to live their lives like plastic dolls. "They call themselves part of 'dolly culture' and are getting plastic surgery and more extreme procedures to look like a doll," Lisa said. "These people are a bit more unique but we're seeing more and more...
- 8/14/2014
- E! Online
TV shows like Weeds and Breaking Bad may make light of drugs and drug use, but it's a serious issue affecting today's young adults. On Society X With Laura Ling, investigative journalist Laura Ling takes us inside pop culture trends that are gaining momentum on the fringes of society. Tonight's premiere gives a raw, unfiltered look at synthetic drugs. Laura delves into the subculture to find out who's making them, who's taking them and how people are affected by them. In the clip above, Laura speaks to two anonymous college students about the particular drugs they use and sell. The students show Ketamine, 2C-p, Methylone (ectasy and molly) and even marshmallows and candy that...
- 10/3/2013
- E! Online
Investigative journalist Laura Ling is bringing a brand new docuseries to E!, and it has nothing to do with famous starlets, fashion flops or Hollywood hookups. "Many people associate E! with celebrities and red carpet coverage, but I think the network is also a lens into new trends and fads," says Ling of Society X With Laura Ling (premiering Oct. 3, 10/9c), which explores a new topic each week.
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- 10/3/2013
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- TVGuide - Breaking News
E! is tapping into Hollywood royalty once again with its newly announced series, “The Drama Queen.” Starring legendary actor/comedian Lou Costello’s granddaughter, Marki Costello, the reality series will debut on Sun. Nov. 10 at 10/9c. It will follow Marki both at home with her family and running her company, Creative Management Group in Los Angeles. Over her career’s two decades, Marki’s clients have included Kelly Osbourne and Cee Lo Green. She specializes in building brands and coaching clients on how to surpass the proverbial 15 minutes of fame. Also read: Laura Ling Will Be Talkin’ Bath Salts on E!
- 9/17/2013
- The Wrap
Laura Ling will tackle the modern plague of bath salts and other contemporary intoxicants on Oct. 3, when her new series “Society X With Laura Ling” premieres on E! On the series premiere, Ling will explore the trend of getting high on bath salts, spice and synthetic hallucinogens, E! said on Tuesday. Ling goes along on a raid a suspected drug dealer’s smoke shop in the first episode of the documentary-style series. Also read: North Korean Captive Journalist Laura Ling Heads to E! The television journalist “discovers where these drugs are derived, who buys them, who sells them, who is using them and.
- 9/10/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
In what may be the weirdest celebrity news of 2013, former NBA star Dennis Rodman has forged some kind of relationship with Kim Jong Un, the young leader of North Korea. Rodman visited there back in March and came home hoping to broker peace between the country and the U.S.
Now he's calling on Kim to release Kenneth Bae, a U.S. man arrested in North Korea back in November 2012. He was sentenced for "hostile acts" against the state, though those acts were not detailed, and sentenced to 15 years hard labor. It was reported at the time of Bae's detainment that he was involved with a Protestant religious movement.
Rodman tweets, "I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him "Kim", to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose."
Rodman adds that he was responding to the Seattle Times article that dares him...
Now he's calling on Kim to release Kenneth Bae, a U.S. man arrested in North Korea back in November 2012. He was sentenced for "hostile acts" against the state, though those acts were not detailed, and sentenced to 15 years hard labor. It was reported at the time of Bae's detainment that he was involved with a Protestant religious movement.
Rodman tweets, "I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him "Kim", to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose."
Rodman adds that he was responding to the Seattle Times article that dares him...
- 5/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Lisa Ling is pregnant! And she's expecting a baby girl.
People magazine reports that the TV journalist -- a former co-host on "The View" and currently host of a documentary series on Own -- announced the news on fellow journalist Anderson Cooper's talk show.
In 2010, Ling suffered a miscarriage after seven weeks. "I felt more like a failure than I'd felt in a very long time," Ling told "The View" at the time.
"I don't know that I took it as seriously as I should have because it happened so fast. But then when I heard the doctor say there was no heartbeat it was like bam, like a knife through the heart."
The baby girl will be the first child of Ling, 39, and her husband of five years, Paul Song. In March 2009, Ling's younger sister Laura Ling made news when she and journalist Euna Lee were detained in...
People magazine reports that the TV journalist -- a former co-host on "The View" and currently host of a documentary series on Own -- announced the news on fellow journalist Anderson Cooper's talk show.
In 2010, Ling suffered a miscarriage after seven weeks. "I felt more like a failure than I'd felt in a very long time," Ling told "The View" at the time.
"I don't know that I took it as seriously as I should have because it happened so fast. But then when I heard the doctor say there was no heartbeat it was like bam, like a knife through the heart."
The baby girl will be the first child of Ling, 39, and her husband of five years, Paul Song. In March 2009, Ling's younger sister Laura Ling made news when she and journalist Euna Lee were detained in...
- 10/24/2012
- by Youyoung Lee
- Huffington Post
Who's graduating from The Glee Project to Glee?
News
CNN is looking to add reality "nonfiction" programs to its weekend lineup. A CNN exec tried to make the move sound not-so-bad by pointing out that MSNBC has long aired "nonfiction" programming in the form of Lockup. I don't think that made anyone feel better.
Desmond Tutu and eight other Nobel Peace laureates are protesting NBC's military themed reality series Stars Earn Stripes, accusing the series of trivializing war and presenting it as entertainment.
Thank goodness. The Voice is changing the unpopular battle rounds for its third season. This time, the other coaches will get a chance to steal the losing singer for their team. Unfortunately, they're also adding a knockout round that sounds like a chance to make sure one part of the show is really frustrating.
Zach Braff will appear on his former Scrubs co-star Donald Faison's TV Land sitcom,...
News
CNN is looking to add reality "nonfiction" programs to its weekend lineup. A CNN exec tried to make the move sound not-so-bad by pointing out that MSNBC has long aired "nonfiction" programming in the form of Lockup. I don't think that made anyone feel better.
Desmond Tutu and eight other Nobel Peace laureates are protesting NBC's military themed reality series Stars Earn Stripes, accusing the series of trivializing war and presenting it as entertainment.
Thank goodness. The Voice is changing the unpopular battle rounds for its third season. This time, the other coaches will get a chance to steal the losing singer for their team. Unfortunately, they're also adding a knockout round that sounds like a chance to make sure one part of the show is really frustrating.
Zach Braff will appear on his former Scrubs co-star Donald Faison's TV Land sitcom,...
- 8/14/2012
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
Tune in alert as Laura Ling & E! Investigates Bring Viewers Inside the Powell Family Tragedy On May 29. .There were a lot of missing pieces about Josh Powell. It was my opinion that he shouldn.t have reunification with his kids.. . Dr. James Manley The entire nation watched in horror as images of a burning home filled news reports in February, 2012 . inside the inferno, Josh Powell had just murdered his two young sons and then killed himself in a massive explosion. From E! Two years earlier, Susan Powell vanished under very suspicious circumstances, with physical and circumstantial evidence pointing towards her husband, Josh. Ever since his wife.s disappearance, Josh Powell had been a person of interest...
- 5/24/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
On the December 20th edition of .The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur. on Current TV, former Vanguard correspondent Laura Ling and producer Euna Lee, who were arrested and held for five months in North Korea in 2009 (they were released following a diplomatic trip to the country by former President Bill Clinton), joined host Cenk Uygur to talk about that country.s future and transfer of power. Ling says, "The question is, will there be a North Korean Spring or something similar? The average North Korean doesn't have access to Twitter, doesn't know what Facebook is. But the border with China is quite porous. People are smuggled out of the country, and information does get smuggled into the country.
- 12/21/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
ABC has ordered a script for Lisa Ling's comedy No. One Son. No. One Son tells the story of a widowed Chinese father who raises his eldest daughter like the son he never had. The eldest daughter then enters a relationship with the eldest son of a traditional Irish-Italian family. Shameless's Cindy Caponera will serve as the comedy's writer and executive producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In August 2009, Lisa's sister, Us journalist Laura Ling, was finally freed from North Korea. Laura along (more)...
- 10/29/2011
- by By Kristina Bustos
- Digital Spy
While Lady Gaga didn’t quite go as far as taking the stage in a stained blue dress while smoking a cigar, she did let the sexual energy fly former President Bill Clinton’s way when she performed for him Sunday night at the star-studded “A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation” at the Hollywood Bowl, making the former president blush while wife Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea laughed on.
“Bill, I’m having my first real Marilyn moment,” Gaga said to Clinton, referring to when Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy.
“Bill, I’m having my first real Marilyn moment,” Gaga said to Clinton, referring to when Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy.
- 10/16/2011
- by Carrie Borzillo
- EW.com - PopWatch
For Lisa Ling, hearing that 60 Minutes journalist Lara Logan had been brutally sexually assaulted in Egypt hit home. "When I first heard the story I was devastated," Ling, whose TV-reporter sister Laura Ling was held captive for five months in a North Korean prison in 2009, said on Wednesday's The Wendy Williams Show. "I have never met her, but she does incredible work and I wish her and her family well and hope that she comes back strong because her work is really unique. She's a very courageous woman and I wish her well." Referencing her sister's experience, Ling said journalists...
- 2/16/2011
- by Sara Hammel
- PEOPLE.com
After speculation about Keith Olbermann's new television gig, the news is now official via Olberman's Twitter account: "Greetings from Keith Olbermann, Chief News Officer of Current Media! And awayyyyyy we go! #Fok."
Olbermann's "Countdown" contract was terminated by MSNBC three weeks ago and rumors have been flying about where the famously left-wing commentator would end up. We aren't sure exactly what Chief News Office entails and we wonder if there is an on-air component to it.
Current TV, a media company owned largely by former Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt, is available in about 60 million homes and, as it is not primarily owned by a media corporation but instead private investors, should afford Olbermann more leeway to espouse any views he sees fit on the air.
Before now, the biggest story surrounding Current TV was the 2009 five-month imprisonment of its journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling in North Korea.
Olbermann's "Countdown" contract was terminated by MSNBC three weeks ago and rumors have been flying about where the famously left-wing commentator would end up. We aren't sure exactly what Chief News Office entails and we wonder if there is an on-air component to it.
Current TV, a media company owned largely by former Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt, is available in about 60 million homes and, as it is not primarily owned by a media corporation but instead private investors, should afford Olbermann more leeway to espouse any views he sees fit on the air.
Before now, the biggest story surrounding Current TV was the 2009 five-month imprisonment of its journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling in North Korea.
- 2/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Keith Olbermann, who recently left his "Countdown" show on MSNBC, will reportedly announce his next gig on Tuesday (Feb. 8). The New York Times is reporting he is headed to the public affairs channel Current TV.
Current TV is a media company that went on the air in August 2005. It counts former Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt as its leaders and 10% of the company is owned by Comcast. A source tells the Nyt that Olbermann would have an equity stake in the station. There is no word yet on what exactly his new program will be.
As Current TV is mostly owned by private individuals, it would afford Olbermann more leeway in espousing whatever views he sees fit. On the other hand, it's only available in about 60 million homes, as opposed to MSNBC's 85 million.
Current TV's biggest headlines to date have been the 2009 imprisonment of journalists Euna Lee...
Current TV is a media company that went on the air in August 2005. It counts former Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt as its leaders and 10% of the company is owned by Comcast. A source tells the Nyt that Olbermann would have an equity stake in the station. There is no word yet on what exactly his new program will be.
As Current TV is mostly owned by private individuals, it would afford Olbermann more leeway in espousing whatever views he sees fit. On the other hand, it's only available in about 60 million homes, as opposed to MSNBC's 85 million.
Current TV's biggest headlines to date have been the 2009 imprisonment of journalists Euna Lee...
- 2/8/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
In Lisa Ling's new show for Oprah Winfrey's Own network, "Our America with Lisa Ling," the journalist travels the U.S. attempting to immerse herself in the lives of Americans on the edge, from within religious movements to convicted sex offenders and drug addicts.
In 2009, the former "View" host and National Geographic Channel reporter had the tables flipped on her when her sister, Current TV reporter Laura Ling, was held captive in North Korea and the news cameras were pointed on Lisa for a change.
"It wasn't a place I liked to be, on that side of the camera," she tells Zap2it. "It was an urgent situation and honestly I wasn't myself."
In many ways, her sister was lucky to have a famous sibling who could help attract attention to her imprisonment. The North Korean government had arrested Laura and a fellow reporter after they crossed the...
In 2009, the former "View" host and National Geographic Channel reporter had the tables flipped on her when her sister, Current TV reporter Laura Ling, was held captive in North Korea and the news cameras were pointed on Lisa for a change.
"It wasn't a place I liked to be, on that side of the camera," she tells Zap2it. "It was an urgent situation and honestly I wasn't myself."
In many ways, her sister was lucky to have a famous sibling who could help attract attention to her imprisonment. The North Korean government had arrested Laura and a fellow reporter after they crossed the...
- 1/7/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
While fashion postmortems and true Hollywood stories still make up the bulk of its programming, E! has added some gravitas by tapping journalist Laura Ling as the new host of its documentary series E! Investigates. Tonight at 10/9c, Ling — who endured 140 days of captivity in North Korea after being detained while reporting along the Chinese-North Korean border in 2009 — examines the struggles faced by military wives when their husbands return home from combat. "These spouses are experiencing their own posttraumatic stress. They say goodbye to their husbands, and when they return, often they're not the same," says Ling, whose ordeal helped her bond with the wives.
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- 12/15/2010
- by Joseph Hudak
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Entertainment channel E! has hired Laura Ling, who was detained with a Current TV colleague in North Korea last year, to host hour-long series "E! Investigates" starting Dec. 8, which takes a look at the hard news side of pop culture, the New York Times reported.
The network has previously commissioned episodes of "E! Investigates." Ling will explore such topics as teen suicide and the lives of military wives on the show.
Ted Harbert, CEO of Comcast's Comcast Entertainment Group, of which E! is part, told the Times that the network is trying to also cover the "serious side of pop culture."
Ling, 33, told the Times she was thrilled to get a chance to reach a younger audience with serious topics, while staying "a little bit closer to home" after having a daughter in June.
The network has previously commissioned episodes of "E! Investigates." Ling will explore such topics as teen suicide and the lives of military wives on the show.
Ted Harbert, CEO of Comcast's Comcast Entertainment Group, of which E! is part, told the Times that the network is trying to also cover the "serious side of pop culture."
Ling, 33, told the Times she was thrilled to get a chance to reach a younger audience with serious topics, while staying "a little bit closer to home" after having a daughter in June.
- 10/11/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filed under: TV News
After being held captive in North Korea while on assignment for Current TV, journalist Laura Ling is returning to television with a new E! series.
According to The New York Times, Ling will host 'E! Investigates,' a new series that tackles harder topics than usual for the network. The first two episodes will focus on teenage suicide and military wives.
So, why is E! adding an investigative series to its slate of programming that contains multiple shows about the Kardashian family, plastic surgery and just general fluff? E! wants to tackle a darker side of pop culture.
"The fact that E! is committed to this type of show -- that they believe that their audience is just as interested in watching substantive programs that cover substantive issues as they are in watching the Kardashians -- is thrilling to me because I've always been trying to reach a younger audience,...
After being held captive in North Korea while on assignment for Current TV, journalist Laura Ling is returning to television with a new E! series.
According to The New York Times, Ling will host 'E! Investigates,' a new series that tackles harder topics than usual for the network. The first two episodes will focus on teenage suicide and military wives.
So, why is E! adding an investigative series to its slate of programming that contains multiple shows about the Kardashian family, plastic surgery and just general fluff? E! wants to tackle a darker side of pop culture.
"The fact that E! is committed to this type of show -- that they believe that their audience is just as interested in watching substantive programs that cover substantive issues as they are in watching the Kardashians -- is thrilling to me because I've always been trying to reach a younger audience,...
- 10/11/2010
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Laura Ling experienced two life-altering thrills within a year's time: seeing former President Bill Clinton's August arrival in North Korea to the secure her and Current TV colleague Euna Lee's freedom after five months in government captivity - and learning she was pregnant with her and husband Iain Clayton's first child. Now she can add a third. At 7:36 p.m. Pt on Wednesday, Ling, 33, and financial analyst Clayton, 43, welcomed daughter Li Jefferson Clayton at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, Calif. She weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz. Related: Laura Ling Celebrating Freedom (and Her Sister) with 'Miracle' Baby"Her parents are too speechless,...
- 6/3/2010
- by Cynthia Wang
- PEOPLE.com
Sitting in a prison cell in North Korea last summer sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, Laura Ling was coming to terms with the idea that she might never have kids. Back home a year later, she's about to have a daughter - and will name her after her sister, Lisa Ling - the former host of The View - who worked tirelessly to get Laura released. "It wasn't exactly planned," Laura, 33, tells People of the pregnancy, "but you get separated from your husband for five months, not knowing if you will ever see him again and certain things happen!
- 5/20/2010
- by Cynthia Wang and Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
For Lisa Ling, the 25th anniversary of National Geographic Channel's "Explorer" series is a time for celebration and ... reflection.
In the special two-hour retrospective "Explorer: 25 Years" airing Monday, April 19 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, we're reminded that the host and correspondent had gone undercover traveling with a Nepalese eye surgeon for the "Inside North Korea" show in 2007.
In the secret footage, Ling comments that Americans are not welcome in the country and that the North Koreans' devotion to their "dear leader" Kim Jong-Il appears simultaneously fervent and fearful.
Two years later, Ling's sister Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were detained in North Korea after they filmed refugees along the Chinese border. Although they were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison, they were eventually pardoned and released in August following a visit to the country by former President Bill Clinton.
It's not lost on Lisa Ling that...
In the special two-hour retrospective "Explorer: 25 Years" airing Monday, April 19 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, we're reminded that the host and correspondent had gone undercover traveling with a Nepalese eye surgeon for the "Inside North Korea" show in 2007.
In the secret footage, Ling comments that Americans are not welcome in the country and that the North Koreans' devotion to their "dear leader" Kim Jong-Il appears simultaneously fervent and fearful.
Two years later, Ling's sister Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were detained in North Korea after they filmed refugees along the Chinese border. Although they were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison, they were eventually pardoned and released in August following a visit to the country by former President Bill Clinton.
It's not lost on Lisa Ling that...
- 4/19/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Anvil! The Story of Anvil," the account of an obscure Canadian heavy metal band, will square off against four more seriously themed documentaries at the 2009 Ida Awards.
The other contenders in the feature category, announced Thursday by the International Documentary Assn., are "Afghan Star," about finalists in an Afghanistan version of "American Idol"; "Diary of a Times Square Thief," about the search for a mysterious diary; "Food, Inc.," which examines the U.S. food industry; and "Mugabe and the White African," the story of a fifth-generation white African farmer.
Eligible films had to be completed, released or broadcast by July 30, so a number of docs, released in the second half of the year such as Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" did not qualify for consideration.
The winners will be saluted Dec. 4 at the DGA in Los Angeles at a ceremony hosted by "This American Life's" Ira Glass.
The other contenders in the feature category, announced Thursday by the International Documentary Assn., are "Afghan Star," about finalists in an Afghanistan version of "American Idol"; "Diary of a Times Square Thief," about the search for a mysterious diary; "Food, Inc.," which examines the U.S. food industry; and "Mugabe and the White African," the story of a fifth-generation white African farmer.
Eligible films had to be completed, released or broadcast by July 30, so a number of docs, released in the second half of the year such as Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" did not qualify for consideration.
The winners will be saluted Dec. 4 at the DGA in Los Angeles at a ceremony hosted by "This American Life's" Ira Glass.
- 11/12/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Current TV, the cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore, laid off about 20 percent of its work force Wednesday. Media Week reports that these restructuring layoffs hit 80 people in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and London offices, right before the Holidays. Current released a statement saying the reorganization "was not the result of a need to cut costs." Shows such as "Current Tonight," "Current Takeover" and "Current Exposed" have been canceled. The network is shifting toward a more traditional content strategy, with plans to run traditional half-hour and hour shows - "mostly acquisitions." Current's two reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee were arrested and imprisoned by the North Korean military after crossing...
- 11/12/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Current TV, the cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has begun overhauling its programming model, a process that began Wednesday with the elimination of 80 full-time staff positions.
Originally positioned as a showcase for short-form, user-generated content, Current is shifting toward a more traditional content strategy, with plans to run 30- and 60-minute programs, many of which will be acquisitions.
While Current will continue to generate some in-house content, most of the cuts were made at the channel's Los Angeles-based production and programming facilities. Pink slips were also handed out in Current's New York, San Francisco and London offices.
Per recent estimates, user-generated content accounts for some 30% of Current's programming. "We are as keen as ever on participatory media," said chief operating officer Joanna Drake Earl, adding that the channel is likely to program more themed compilation shows rather than run blocks of standalone viewer submissions.
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Originally positioned as a showcase for short-form, user-generated content, Current is shifting toward a more traditional content strategy, with plans to run 30- and 60-minute programs, many of which will be acquisitions.
While Current will continue to generate some in-house content, most of the cuts were made at the channel's Los Angeles-based production and programming facilities. Pink slips were also handed out in Current's New York, San Francisco and London offices.
Per recent estimates, user-generated content accounts for some 30% of Current's programming. "We are as keen as ever on participatory media," said chief operating officer Joanna Drake Earl, adding that the channel is likely to program more themed compilation shows rather than run blocks of standalone viewer submissions.
The move...
- 11/11/2009
- by By Anthony Crupi, Mediaweek
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rihanna stole the show in her dramatic white dress as she and her fellow honorees took the red carpet at last night's Glamour Women of the Year celebration in NYC. Carnegie Hall was brimming with beautiful ladies from Iman to Maria Shriver and Diane von Furstenberg. Catherine Zeta-Jones stood out in blue and had Michael Douglas by her side for support. Rih was just one of a handful of women who were chosen by the magazine, but all eyes were on her - and most of you are loving the look, just the latest in her fashion metamorphosis! Padma Lakshmi showed off her growing baby bump while one of the evening's honorees Stella McCartney smiled big with her award up on stage where she also had some trouble with her super short skirt. Amy Poehler and Michelle Obama were two of the magazine's other women of the year, though the...
- 11/10/2009
- by Molly
- Popsugar.com
Rihanna was ethereal in an elegant flowing gown on Monday at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York as she was honored at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year Awards. The singer spoke of how proud she was to receive the Glamour honor: "It means a lot, because I'm a woman and I represent a lot of things for women, and part of that is being strong and being confident and being comfortable with who you are. And, all the women on the list this year happen to have all those qualities, so it's an honor to be the Woman of the Year amongst all those great women." She also commented on her revealing interview with Diane Sawyer about being the victim of domestic violence. She told "The Insider," "It was like a weight lifted off my chest and now I don't have to talk about it anymore. I can talk about my music,...
- 11/10/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Lisa Ling is returning to "The View." The former co-host will return to the ABC talk show as a guest co-host for two days while Elisabeth Hasselbeck is on maternity leave.
The journalist will be on the show on October 5 and 6, filling in the seat of Hasselbeck while she is out on maternity leave until mid-October.
Just this summer, she went through a scary ordeal when her sister Laura Ling and another journalist Euna Lee were imprisoned in North Korea. They were finally released on August 5.
Ling was part of "The View" family for three years before she left in 2002. Hasselbeck filled in her vacated spot. She is currently a correspondent for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and CNN.
The journalist will be on the show on October 5 and 6, filling in the seat of Hasselbeck while she is out on maternity leave until mid-October.
Just this summer, she went through a scary ordeal when her sister Laura Ling and another journalist Euna Lee were imprisoned in North Korea. They were finally released on August 5.
Ling was part of "The View" family for three years before she left in 2002. Hasselbeck filled in her vacated spot. She is currently a correspondent for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and CNN.
- 9/18/2009
- icelebz.com
Still rejoicing over last month's release of her sister, journalist Laura Ling, from North Korean captivity, TV host Lisa Ling has another cause for celebration: her friend Diane's Sawyer's appointment to the anchor job of ABC World News Tonight come January 2010, as the network announced this week. "Finally!" writes Ling, 36, on Oprah.com, the Web site of Oprah Winfrey. But Ling's elation isn't only professional, it's personal. "Recently, during my sister's detainment, Diane not only reached out, but took time out of her chaotic schedule to help our family," says Ling. "She made calls and took meetings on our behalf...
- 9/4/2009
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Meet the new female faces on SNL! Steal ideas from this season of Design Star Know your Labor Day food factoids? The top 10 fragrances you loved (or hated) in junior high Say what? Laura Ling and Euna Lee Break their silence Elmo to face consequences of economic downturn Sneak peek! J.Crew Fall '09 accessories Are you able to grow with your current employer? Tennis 101: how to score The scoop: all dog coat types come from just three genes Facebook for the BlackBerry gets some new features...
- 9/3/2009
- by PopSugar
- Popsugar.com
Freed journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have broken their silence about their 140 days in captivity in North Korea.
On the morning of March 17, Ling and Lee crossed the border of China into North Korea for less than a minute, which turned their next five months into a living hell. A month after former president Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea and secured their release, the women have decided to share their story, under a joint byline in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times. Read on to see what they wrote...
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On the morning of March 17, Ling and Lee crossed the border of China into North Korea for less than a minute, which turned their next five months into a living hell. A month after former president Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea and secured their release, the women have decided to share their story, under a joint byline in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times. Read on to see what they wrote...
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- 9/2/2009
- by Natalie Abrams
- TVGuide - Breaking News
In all, they were only knowingly on the North Korean side of the border with China for a single minute, but it was enough for their lives to change forever. "We were firmly back inside China when the soldiers apprehended us," Laura Ling and Euna Lee write in a dramatic account of their capture by North Korean border guards published in the Los Angeles Times. "We tried with all our might to cling to bushes, ground, anything that would keep us on Chinese soil, but we were no match for the determined soldiers. They violently dragged us back across the...
- 9/2/2009
- by Michael Y. Park
- PEOPLE.com
Since being returned home by the valiant efforts of former President Bill Clinton last month, Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee write a detailed account of the events leading up to their imprisonment. The women were led across the North Korean border by a trusted tour guide in the early morning hours of March 17 of this year. Realizing the danger they were putting themselves in, they returned to the Chinese side of the border quickly. It was already too late, as North Korean soldiers were running toward them with rifles drawn. Ling and Lee say, "We were firmly back in China when the soldiers apprehended us." Imprisoned for 140 days, the two young journalists were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. Following a meeting with Clinton, the North Korean government agreed to nullify this sentence and pardoned the women. In retrospect, Ling and Lee question their judgment in trusting this tour guide.
- 9/2/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
We're going to leave the international diplomacy to people like former President Bill Clinton. However, David Beckham sure has a way of making political discourse a bit more, well, sexy. The soccer stud met journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee after the Galaxy's win over Chivas USA this weekend at L.A.'s Home Depot Center. I'm told Lee and her family are Chivas fans, but no biggie. They gladly accepted Becks' gift—the shirt he wore during the game. Speaking of a shirtless Mr. Beckham, take a peek at his beauitful bod after the jump.
- 9/1/2009
- E! Online
It was professional duty - to research a story on human trafficking - that led Current TV journalist Laura Ling into North Korea on March 17, her sister, TV personality Lisa Ling, said Friday on CNN. According to Lisa, Laura Ling, 32, admitted to family members that she "very briefly" trespassed into enemy territory with colleague Euna Lee, 36. This led North Korea to detain the two journalists and sentence them to 12 years hard labor, which resulted in an international incident that this week saw former President Bill Clinton meet with North Korea's President Kim Jong Il to arrange the release of the...
- 8/7/2009
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
It's never been more nice to have friends in high places. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has issued a "special pardon" to jailed Current TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee after protracted negotiations that culminated in a visit by former president Bill Clinton, 24 hours before their release. The Ling and Lee families issued a joint statement on their website thanking President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the U.S. State Dept. for their efforts. Laura and Euna were on assignment along the Chinese border investigating the plight of North Korean refugees and human trafficking victims when they were picked up by North Korean military agents nearly 5 months ago. The two were convicted of trespassing in a closed trial last month and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.
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- 8/5/2009
- by wayne@cynopsis.com
Two Current TV reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee who had been detained in North Korea since March have been pardoned and released by that country's leader Kim Jong-Il. Former President Bill Clinton arrived in North Korea yesterday to help negotiate their release and the women will be allowed to leave with him. Ling and Lee were producing a report for Current TV about North Korean refugees escaping to China when they crossed the China/North Korean border and were arrested by a military patrol. In June, both were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. The Society of Professional Journalists has been following the story since Ling's and Lee's capture, said they are "pleased" with the news of the journalists' release. "This is great news that these two American journalists have been released," Spj President Dave Aeikens said. "We are sorry it took so long for North Korea to do...
- 8/5/2009
- by cynthia@cynopsis.com
- Cynopsis.com/
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