Gawker is reporting that NBC News journalist Richard Engel has been missing since Thursday. I am posting this here on the assumption that gawker's footprint is larger than ours, and whatever incremental contribution to publicizing this here will not significantly increase the risk to Engel:
http://gawker.com/5969029/richard-engel-is-missing-in-syria-nbc-news-enforces-news-blackout Apparently NBC news has been working overtime to keep a lid on this story since Thursday - presumably either at the specific demand of some party in Syria, or under the general rule that a lower profile is more conducive to getting him back safely. It is not clear why Gawker, which observed the blackout for at least 24 hours, decided to go public just now - perhaps because the story was reported by a Turkish paper? As of this posting I can not find confirmation in any major US news outlet, though I do see a headline from the National Enquirer. I like Engel a lot, and hope they get him back safely. I seem to recall some years ago he talked a bit about his obsession with covering the middle east, and that it contributed to the end of his marriage. He is a dedicated reporter. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
