David Rohde

New York Times "Paid Millions" To Release David Rohde From Taliban: Reporter

Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


War correspondent Michael Yon, currently in Afghanistan, reports on his Twitter that, according to his sources, the New York Times and its associates ...

War Fever at the Times: A Five-Day Log

David Bromwich | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media


David Bromwich

Made nervous by signs that President Obama will not push for a bigger war in Afghanistan, the New York Times is showing what the rest of his time in office will be like if he does not cooperate.

David Rohde: Held By The Taliban. Part Three

nytimes.com | DAVID ROHDE | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


A NERVOUS-LOOKING Pakistani soldier pointed a rocket-propelled grenade at our pickup truck in late January. The Taliban guard beside me loaded his rif...

David Rohde: Held By The Taliban, Part I

nytimes.com | DAVID ROHDE | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


THE car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert. I was seated in the back between two Afghan ...

NYT Journalist David Rohde Recounts 7 Months In Taliban Captivity

nytimes.com | David Rohde | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


The car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert. I was seated in the back between two Afghan ...

David Rohde, Reporter Who Escaped Taliban, Returns To Thunderous Applause

New York Times | Clyde Haberman | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


After seven months of being held hostage by the Taliban, David Rohde returned to The New York Times today and to perhaps the most sustained ovation ev...

David Rohde's Kidnapping Media Blackout Extended To Wikipedia

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media


A dozen times, user-editors posted word of the kidnapping on Wikipedia's page on Mr. Rohde, only to have it erased. Several times the page was frozen,...

Think Again: Who Jails Journalists?

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

At least 36 journalists are being held captive in Iran, 26 of whom were arrested after the presidential election.

Bill Keller: David Rohde Thanked Me For Kidnapping Media Blackout

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media


1. Bill Keller on David Rohde: "I was relived this morning when I talked to David and he said, 'By the way, thank you for not making a public event ou...

How Daniel Pearl May Have Saved David Rohde

The Daily Beast | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media


In 2002, Wall Street Journal editors and Dow Jones officials chose to publicize Danny's kidnapping with interviews on Larry King Live and regular head...

Taliban Wanted $25 Million For Release Of David Rohde

ABC News | Brian Ross | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media


The Taliban leader who held New York Times reporter David Rohde hostage for seven months initially demanded a ransom of $25 million and the release of...

David Rohde: New York Times Reporter Who Escaped From The Taliban

WBZTV | Posted 07.23.2009 | Home


Rohde was abducted Nov. 10, 2008 along with an Afghan reporter colleague and a driver south of the Afghan capital, Kabul. He had been traveling throug...

David Rohde's Escape From Taliban: Taking Advantage Of Weary Guards, Using A Rope

New York Times | ADAM B. ELLICK | Posted 07.22.2009 | Media


KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan journalist who was held captive by the Taliban for more than seven months along with a New York Times reporter revealed d...

Why We Joined the Media Blackout on Kidnapping of NYT Reporter

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.21.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

In the months after we found out about the kidnapping, I witnessed the most amazing press blackout on a major event that I have ever seen. I wonder how strongly this non-reporting will be criticized in the weeks to come.

David Rohde, New York Times Reporter Held By Taliban, Escapes

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 07.21.2009 | Media


KABUL — A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after ...