Criticism for journalists freed by North Korea

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Correspondent Jason Strother says South Koreans are welcoming Pyongyang’s release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. But he reports that some human rights activists in the South are concerned that the work of Laura Ling, Euna Lee and some other reporters may have jeopardized the safety of North Korean refugees.

Two American journalists in North Korea go home

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Two American journalists are home safe and sound after nearly five months in North Korean captivity. Former President Bill Clinton helped bring them home. The World’s Matthew Bell looks at how Mr. Clinton’s mission differed from that of former President Jimmy Carter’s 1994 visit to North Korea.

North Korea pardons US reporters

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Former president Bill Clinton’s surprise visit to North Korea appears to have won the release of two American journalists. North Korea’s news agency says Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been pardoned. They were arrested last March and convicted of violating North Korea’s border. Clinton arrived in a private plane in Pyongyang today to try to win their release. He was greeted warmly and had a meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Il. The announcement of a special pardon from Kim himself came several hours later. >>> Click here for the latest from the BBC.

US journalists sentenced in North Korea

A court in North Korea has sentenced two American journalists to twelve years’ hard labor. The White House says the charges are without merit and the journalists should be freed. The World’s Jason Margolis has the story. Listen

Entire program – June 2, 2009

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Mexico journalists

Mexico’s Congress has passed a bill that treats murders of journalists as federal offenses. Advocates say is necessary to end rampant impunity at the state and local level, where crimes against journalists are seldom investigated.