Tag Results for kidnap

New York Times reporter David Rohde has written a series about his abduction by the Taliban.  The journalism of his 7 months and 10 days of captivity provides a rare, in-depth glimpse into the conflict in Afghanistan.

New York Times reporter David Rohde escaped after being kidnapped and held by the Taliban for 7 months. Fearing for Rohde’s safety, the newspaper asked media outlets NOT to report the story. Is there a double standard?

A jury's guilty in the Clark Rockefeller kidnapping case was carried live by local media outlets who devoted hours of coverage to the case. Meanwhile, other interesting murderal trials in the Boston were largely ignored. What was it about the Rockefeller case that warranted so much attention?

His attorney calls him Clark Rockefeller. The prosecution calls him Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter. The judge calls him the defendant. How should the media refer to the accused kidnapper?