[Newsbot]

Title: NY Times reporter escapes Taliban after 7 months
Category: World
Posted By: putz
Date: 2009-06-21 01:24:54
Canadian

[putz]

Happy hes safe but reading this article I'm glad to read that the media still believes in the "double standard" reporting practices overseas.

"but The Associated Press and most other Western news outlets respected a request from the Times to not report on the abductions because the publicity could negatively affect hostage rescue efforts and imperil Rohde's life."

Most media outlets have no qualms reporting a story if it doesn't involve one of their own.

[TattoodGirl]

Its common practice with Western countries not to make a huge deal out of who is held captive. If It were it would only draw more ranson or public execution.

[GreenTiger]

It good that he got away good news from that part of the world hasn't been too pleasant as of late.

[putz]

TattoodGirl TattoodGirl:

Its common practice with Western countries not to make a huge deal out of who is held captive. If It were it would only draw more ranson or public execution.

No its not if its an aid worker or a non combatant its sprayed all over the news, and god forbid if ever a troop was captured and the media got headwind.