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Injured CBS correspondent to be flown to US

A CBS Radio News correspondent wounded in eastern Afghanistan will be flown to the United States from a military hospital in Germany, possibly as early as Tuesday, her employer said.

Wounded CBS reporter flown to Germany

A CBS Radio News correspondent wounded in eastern Afghanistan was flown to a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Sunday for additional medical treatment, the military and her employer said.

Wounded CBS journalist at hospital in Afghanistan

A CBS Radio News correspondent was being treated Saturday at Bagram Air Base after being seriously wounded by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan that also killed a U.S. service member, officials said.

CBS radio correspondent is wounded in Afghanistan

A CBS Radio News correspondent has been seriously injured by a bomb in Afghanistan, where journalists have faced increasing danger while embedded with Western troops.

Ex-judge who claimed stress disorder denied claim

A former Superior Court judge has been denied his request for a disability pension he said he was entitled to because of stress caused by critical newspaper articles.

NH reporter accused of running prostitution ring

A veteran sports reporter for New Hampshire's largest newspaper was accused Wednesday of running a prostitution ring in two states and Canada featuring women who had auditioned for him.

Man convicted in slaying of Arizona reporter dies

The man convicted in the 1976 car-bomb slaying of an Arizona Republic reporter has died in prison, authorities said Tuesday.

Journalists endured death threats before escape

Two journalists held over seven months by the Taliban in Pakistan endured death threats before they escaped by tricking guards and dropping down a 20-foot wall with a rope, according to one of the former captives.

Clinton grateful for safe return of NYT reporter

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is thanking the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan for their assistance in ensuring a New York Times reporter's safe return.

White House: Reporter who escaped Taliban now safe

The president's spokesman says the White House is "very pleased" that a New York Times reporter is safe and returning home after escaping from Taliban captors.

New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivity

A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan by climbing over a wall, the newspaper said Saturday.

N. Ireland reporter wins confidentiality claim

A reporter on Thursday won the right to withhold information from police about her contacts with the Irish Republican Army dissidents who killed two British soldiers in March.

Pellicano pleads not guilty to LA reporter threats

Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano has pleaded not guilty to threatening a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote about one of his high-powered clients.

Ex-Cleveland reporter red-faced over parking move

A former TV investigative reporter in Cleveland has found himself on the other end of embarrassing questions after he tried to grab free parking he wasn't entitled to. Tom Merriman is now an attorney with a Cleveland law firm, but acknowledges he put an old press pass on his dashboard recently to use a parking spot reserved for the media across from the courts building downtown.

Teen says he stabbed NYC newsman in self defense

A 16-year-old charged in the stabbing death of a New York City newsman says he acted in self defense.

Judge upholds right of reporter to not ID sources

A federal judge upheld the right of a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper reporter to invoke the Fifth Amendment when he refused in court Tuesday to reveal his sources in a 2004 story about a terrorism prosecutor.

Detroit reporter's deposition will go forward

A federal appeals court won't stop a Detroit newspaper reporter from being questioned next week about unidentified sources who helped with a story in 2004.

Detroit reporter seeks appeal in fight over source

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter in Detroit has asked a federal appeals court to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to identify sources who leaked information about a terrorism prosecutor.

Suspect in NY newsman's stabbing pleads not guilty

A 16-year-old has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and weapons charges in the stabbing death of a New York City newsman.

NYC police investigate radio reporter slaying

Police are investigating the slaying of a longtime radio reporter who was found in his apartment bound with duct tape and stabbed to death.

Kyrgyz reporter stabbed, beaten

A reporter and vocal government critic in Kyrgyzstan was stabbed and beaten in an attack that opposition parties described Wednesday as an attempt to stamp out freedom of expression.

Judge to Detroit reporter: Explain your silence

A judge declined to hold a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter in contempt Thursday for refusing to reveal unnamed sources but ordered him to attend another deposition for more questions about a 2004 story about a federal terrorism prosecutor.

Atty: Reporter's 5th Amendment use in `bad faith'

A lawyer urged a judge Wednesday to end a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter's claim that he had a Fifth Amendment right to refuse to identify unnamed sources who leaked information about a terrorism prosecutor.

AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble

I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, had its roof blown off. All the government buildings on my beat have been obliterated.

Atty seeks contempt order for Detroit reporter

A lawyer asked a judge Tuesday to declare a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter in contempt for refusing during a court-ordered deposition to reveal unnamed sources who leaked information about a terrorism prosecutor.

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Pulitzer-winner Rick Bragg avoids writing about 'top of pile'
Source: Herald Times

After a wide-ranging conversation about poverty, college sports, his native Alabama and a dozen other topics, the subject turned to the sacrifices that people make every day, just to get by.

Witness: The News Conference That Toppled the Berlin Wall
Source: Reuters

"Volker Warkentin, a correspondent for the German language service in Berlin, has worked for Reuters for 31 years. In the following story, he describes the East German government news conference on travel freedom that unexpectedly led to the opening of the Berlin."

Phillies Fan Dry Humps Hot Reporter on Live TV (Video)
Source: totalprosports.com

NBC 10 Philadelphia's Claudia Rivero was reporting on location directly after the Phillies brought home the NLCS title, securing their spot in the World Series. Nonetheless, poor Claudia was clueless about the shenanigans going on behind her.

Held by the Taliban
Source: The New York Times

In the fall of 2008, David Rohde traveled to Afghanistan to do some reporting for a book about the region. He and two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by the Taliban and held for seven months. This is a five part series documenting his time in captivity.

White House Opposes Reporter Confidentiality, Pushes To Subpoena Reporters On Issues of National Security
Source: The New York Times

The Obama administration has told lawmakers that it opposes legislation that could protect reporters from being imprisoned if they refuse to disclose confidential sources who leak material about national security, according to several people involved with the negotiations.

Bush daughter now reporter
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

NEW YORK - NBC's 'Today' show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent - Jenna Hager, the daughter of former President George W. Bush.

Pentagon: Reporter Profiling Under Review
Source: Common Dreams

Under fire following revelations that a military command in Afghanistan is compiling profiles of reporters covering U.S.

The Most Important Financial Journalist of Her Generation
Source: AlterNet.org

EXCERPT: After all, the mortgage crisis was nothing if not the Bear/Baron model writ large.

NYTimes Reporter Escapes Taliban after 7 months
Source: The New York Times

A New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban has escaped and made his way to freedom after more than seven months of captivity in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Bush Told Journalist in 1999 "I'm Going to Invade Iraq"
Source: Political Affairs Magazine

Two years before the 9/11 attacks on America, George W. Bush told a Houston journalist if elected president, "I'm going to invade Iraq."

Iran to review jail sentence of U.S.-born reporter
Source: Reuters

Iran said on Saturday it would review the eight-year prison sentence handed down to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi after she was convicted of spying for the United States.

Old Mexican Man Interviewed On The Spot After Being Run Over By Truck
Source: liveleak

Emergency calls came in to report an old man that was run over by a beverage truck, a civilian newshound interviewed him on spot, the middle of the road.

Stephen A. Smith Leaves ESPN
Source: eurweb.com

The tweet from ESPN's Stephen A. Smith came across to his Twitter followers on Friday: "The rumors are true-- ESPN and I are parting ways. My statement "Goodbye ESPN!!!"

One-way flight to Afghan outback
Source: BBC News

Absent minders: Abandoned on a press trip in Afghanistan. The US and the rest of NATO keep telling us how the security situation has improved. But they are unwilling to practice the confidence they preach.

Strangers Donate Hundreds Of Dollars To Casey Anthony
Source: WFTV.com

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Who are the strangers who keep sending money to Casey Anthony in jail? The money comes from all over the country and in Central Florida, so Eyewitness News set out to find out who's doing it and why.

RAW INTERVIEW: WFTV Analyst Bill Sheaffer On Casey Evidence
Source: WFTV.com

Bill Sheaffer spoke with WFTV's Kathi Belich about released evidence in the Casey Anthony case. (02/19/09)

Controversial Organization Could Profit From Memorial
Source: WFTV.com

Within Article: "Attorney Reads Casey Anthony Statement On Caylee Memorial" --AND-- "CONTROVERSIAL ORGANIZATION COULD PROFIT FROM MEMORIAL"

When eating on the run isn't fun: Reporter's account of participating in the Krispy Kreme Challenge
Source: NewsObserver.com

Excerpt: If you see me, do not offer me a doughnut. I mean it. I'm OK if I never again smell that honey-glazed scent that wafts out of the Krispy Kreme store anytime in the near future.

Source: Casey's Attorney Marketing Photos To Media
Source: WFTV.com

Also Mentioned in the article: "MORE STRANGERS GIVE CASEY MONEY", "PRESS CORPS ADMITS "TODD BLACK" IS "GIL CABOT"" and "PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR FEBRUARY 10"

Former FBI Agent Reveals True Identity Of "Todd Black"
Source: WFTV.com

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News may have solved the mystery surrounding the phantom PR man working for Casey Anthony's attorney. He calls himself "Todd Black," but that's not his real name.

Russian newspaper mourns another murdered reporter
Source: Yahoo! News

MOSCOW – The dead loom over the morning editorial meeting at Russia's leading investigative newspaper.

Hamas executes reporter said to spy for Israel
Source: worldtribune.com

Haidar Ghanem was of several, perhaps dozens of Palestinians accused of spying for Israel who were executed by Hamas during the 22-day war in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.

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