Tv Journalists As Bargaining Chips ; This Incident Is Not Only a Diplomatic Challenge for the U.S., but It Underscores the Danger Journalists Face in Reporting the News.

Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era - Saturday Edition › June 11, 2009

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American TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were working on a story on the North Korea-China border when they were detained three months ago. Now they are the story.

Following a five-day trial, the two women were found guilty of a "grave crime" against North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.

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Tv Journalists As Bargaining Chips ; This Incident Is Not Only a Diplomatic Challenge for the U.S., but It Underscores the Danger Journalists Face in Reporting the News.

The journalists apparently won't spend time in an ordinary labor prison, experts say, because the Pyongyang government wouldn't want them ...

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