Say no to Ling and Lee
I better write up my review for a Long Road Home, before these two publish theirs
Laura Ling, one of the women journalists captured by the North Koreans in March and then freed earlier this month following a visit by former President Bill Clinton, is shopping a book proposal–with her sister.
According to a publisher who has seen the proposal and asked to remain anonymous, Ms. Ling, together with her sister, Lisa Ling, a special correspondent for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” is offering a book that will examine the meaning of sisterhood and journalistic ideals. The issue of Laura Ling’s captivity will be discussed, but in a larger context.
Some commentators wanted to blame Ling and Lee for endangering North Korea refugees. I defended them saying that helping refugees by nature carries a heightened risk and that the real culprits are the Chinese and North Korean government.
But it’s over. Ling and Lee are free. There are tens of thousands more refugees hidden in China. The cause I’ve been blogging for over threes is not about two journalists at the wrong place.
This is the last I will mention these two. I hope everyone else will follow suit.
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