Escape from the Taliban, a 7 part story.

Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/world/asia/18hostage.html


This is a story about a reporter who was held hostage by the taliban for a little over 7 months, for trying to get the taliban's side of the story for a book. The news story about his capture and escape, in its online form, features interview video, maps, as well as text. This story also gives insight into the Taliban, in terms of the reporters interactions with them. His escape is heroic to say the least.

The story is in 7 parts, but I very much encourage you to take a look at it.
Here is the link to the intro video:
http://projects.nytimes.com/held-by-the-taliban/#intro


It relates back to the coverage of the DR Congo,and how because Laurent Nkunda makes himself so available, his side of the story dominates coverage. It is hard for reporters to get the other side of the story, which is what David Rohde was essentially trying to do with the Tabliban, which lead to his capture.