From the Frontline: October 2009 Archives

Petition to release journalists held in Somalia

on 28 Oct 2009

  A group of six Canadian media organisations have banded together to petition the Canadian government and help raise awareness of the kidnap of freelance journalists Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan in Somalia over one year ago, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is launching a campaign, joined by...more


Kidnapped journalists in Somalia moved

on 21 Oct 2009

Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan, the two freelance journalists who were kidnapped well over one year ago on the outskirts of Mogadishu, have been moved "for security reasons" according to reports coming out of Somalia,"It is true that Lindhout and Brennan are not in Mogadishu," said [Ambroise Pierre, head of...more


From the Frontline to Kigali

on 01 Oct 2009

  Former foreign correspondent Thomas Crampton talks to Eric Weiner, another former foreign correspondent, about his thoughts on the 10 career options left for foreign correspondents. As media giants crumble and budgets for "the old way of doing things" no longer exist it's a timely (and funny) 10 minute chat....more