Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV correspondent Laura Ling for this episode of Rocketboom back in 2005. Ling and colleague Euna Lee were this week sentenced to 12 years hard labor by North Korea’s high court, with no ability to appeal the ruling, and no direct diplomatic ties to help secure their release. Here is an archive of Ling’s work for Current. Some BB commenters have asked why no comment from the network, or its co-founder, Al Gore — this Gawker post addresses the matter. My thoughts, and my most sincere hope for safety and release, go out to Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee, and their families. Previously: North Korea Finds Two US Journalists Guilty of Unspecified “Grave … 60 Minutes Crew Roughed Up in China While Reporting On America’s E …[...]

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Laura Ling Interview from 2005