June 20, 2009
Journalist escapes over a wall after 7-mo imprisonment by Taliban - David Rohde, local journalist Tahir Ludin, and their driver were captured 7 months ago. The driver joined the Taliban; "Mr. Ludin joined him in climbing over the wall of a compound where they were being held in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan. They found a Pakistani Army scout, who led them to a nearby army base, and on Saturday they were flown to the American military base in Bagram, Afghanistan."
Related: Clay Shirky's entry in the death of newspapers essay competition ("Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism") (also also)
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