Topic: David Rohde
A New York Times reporter taken hostage in Afghanistan and rescued by British commandos Wednesday told his editors that the situation in the Taliban hide-out where he was held had been growing more ominous. Stephen Farrell and his translator were taken hostage Saturday in the northern province ...
Has Wikipedia damaged its reputation as a reliable, unbiased news source?
Maybe the question itself is tongue in cheek, but serious questions have recently been raised regarding the availability of information versus the possible threat to human life.
For the second time in recent history (you may recall the 2008 issue with British Prince Harry in Afghanistan), multiple news agencies ...
The New York Times worked with Wikipedia to keep news of the kidnapping of one of its reporters in Afghanistan off the online user-edited encyclopedia, the newspaper reported on Monday. New York Times reporter David Rohde, who was kidnapped by the Taliban in November, escaped from his captors along with his translator this month. A number of news organizations, including ...
An Afghan journalist held by Taliban militants with a New York Times reporter said Monday he was beaten and repeatedly threatened by captors whose demands kept changing during their seven-month ordeal. After being abducted, Afghan reporter Tahir Ludin and Times colleague David Rohde were driven across Afghanistan with ...
