Mediagazer: 4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality (New York Times)

12:20 PM ET, March 23, 2011

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New York Times:

4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality — As the four of us headed toward the eastern gate of Ajdabiya, the front line of a desperate rebel stand against the advancing forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, a car pulled up alongside. — “They're in the city!” the driver shouted at us.

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James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:

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Mark Memmott / NPR:

Remembering Mo Nabbous, ‘The Face Of Libyan Citizen Journalism’ — A reporter who lost his life trying to tell the world about what Moammar Gadhafi's forces were doing to the people of Libya is remembered today on All Things Considered. — NPR's Andy Carvin talks about Mohammed Nabbous …

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

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Peter Duhon / New York Observer:

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Lara O'Reilly / New Media Age:

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Lucia Moses / Adweek:

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