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In late January 2007, Logan filed a report about fighting along [[Haifa Street]].<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2371456n "Battle for Haifa Street"], by Lara Logan, CBS News, accessed Feb 2, 2007.</ref> When CBS News refused to run the report on the nightly news because the footage was "a bit strong"<ref name="MCO">[http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/01/24/helping-lara-logan/ "Helping Lara Logan"] by Rory O'Connor and David Olson, Mediachannel.org, January 26, 2007, accessed February 1, 2007</ref> (although the network did run the report on their internet site), Logan tried to win public support to reverse this decision. Logan said, "I would be very grateful if any of you have a chance to watch this story and pass the link on to as many people you know as possible. It should be seen. And people should know about this."<ref name="MCO" /><ref>[http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/02/01/ap/entertainment/d8n0hj0o0.txt "CBS Correspondent Makes Plea for Airtime"] by David Bauder, Casper Star Tribune, February 1, 2007 |
In late January 2007, Logan filed a report about fighting along [[Haifa Street]].<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2371456n "Battle for Haifa Street"], by Lara Logan, CBS News, accessed Feb 2, 2007.</ref> When CBS News refused to run the report on the nightly news because the footage was "a bit strong"<ref name="MCO">[http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/01/24/helping-lara-logan/ "Helping Lara Logan"] by Rory O'Connor and David Olson, Mediachannel.org, January 26, 2007, accessed February 1, 2007</ref> (although the network did run the report on their internet site), Logan tried to win public support to reverse this decision. Logan said, "I would be very grateful if any of you have a chance to watch this story and pass the link on to as many people you know as possible. It should be seen. And people should know about this."<ref name="MCO" /><ref>[http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/02/01/ap/entertainment/d8n0hj0o0.txt "CBS Correspondent Makes Plea for Airtime"] by David Bauder, Casper Star Tribune, February 1, 2007 |
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</ref> Logan went on to use some of the Haifa Street material in a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' report about life in Baghdad under the surge. |
</ref> Logan went on to use some of the Haifa Street material in a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' report about life in Baghdad under the surge. |
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==Iraq Looting Controversy== |
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Logan is being investigated for taking items from Iraq that belonged to the Iraqi government. Taking items such as portraits of [[Saddam Hussein]] out of the country is considered theft under a federal provision designed to protect Iraqi heritage. Logan has had a video profile produced named "Lara Logan's Spoils of War" which focuses on the pieces. A representative of the [[Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] has told the [[New York Post]] that Logan is being investigated for violating the federal provision that bans the taking of Iraqi government property.<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Johnson |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=US eye on Logan's Iraq Loot |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/10032008/gossip/pagesix/us_eye_on_logans_iraq_loot_131885.htm |work= |publisher=New York Post |date=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Feds Probe CBS' Logan for Iraq Items |url=http://news.aol.com/article/feds-probe-cbs-logan-for-iraq-items/199627 |work=AOL News |publisher=AOL |date=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Spoils of War: A Tour of Lara Logan's Office |url=http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=188323 |work= |publisher=Broadcasting & Cable |date=October 1, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=Tate |title=CBS News Temptress Nabbed Iraq Booty |url=http://gawker.com/5058494/cbs-news-temptress-nabbed-iraq-booty |work=Gawker |publisher= |date=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Customs Officials Investigating Artifacts Lara Logan Brought Back From Iraq |url= |work=Huffington Post |publisher= |date=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Blumer |title=Lara Logan: Luscious Looter? |url=http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2008/10/03/lara-logan-luscious-looter |work= |publisher=NewsBusters |date=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CBS’s Lara Logan accused of theft |url=http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/people,1462,cbss-lara-logan-accused-of-theft,48137 |work=The First Post (London) |date=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-06}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
Revision as of 22:17, 6 October 2008
Lara Logan | |
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Born | |
Education | University of Natal, '92 Commerce |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit(s) | Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for CBS News (2006 - present), 60 Minutes correspondent |
Title | CBS News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent |
Website | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/02/broadcasts/main531421.shtml |
Lara Logan (born March 29, 1971) is a television and radio journalist and war correspondent. She is currently the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for CBS News, 60 Minutes correspondent, filing reports for the CBS Evening News and the CBS Radio Network.
Early life
Logan was born in Durban, South Africa. She attended high school at Durban Girls' College, and then attended the University of Natal in Durban, graduating in 1992.[1][2]
Career
Logan has described how she begged a clerk at the Russian Embassy in London to give her an expedited visa days after the September 11, 2001 attacks.[3] While in Afghanistan in November 2001, Logan, then working as a correspondent for the British morning program, GMTV, infiltrated the U.S. and U.K. backed Northern Alliance fighting the Taliban and interviewed commander General Babajan at Bagram Air Base.[3] Logan spent much of the next four years reporting from the field in Afghanistan, traveling often as an embedded reporter with American forces.
Logan was named chief foreign correspondent of CBS News in February 2006.
Haifa Street fighting
In late January 2007, Logan filed a report about fighting along Haifa Street.[4] When CBS News refused to run the report on the nightly news because the footage was "a bit strong"[5] (although the network did run the report on their internet site), Logan tried to win public support to reverse this decision. Logan said, "I would be very grateful if any of you have a chance to watch this story and pass the link on to as many people you know as possible. It should be seen. And people should know about this."[5][6] Logan went on to use some of the Haifa Street material in a 60 Minutes report about life in Baghdad under the surge.
Iraq Looting Controversy
Logan is being investigated for taking items from Iraq that belonged to the Iraqi government. Taking items such as portraits of Saddam Hussein out of the country is considered theft under a federal provision designed to protect Iraqi heritage. Logan has had a video profile produced named "Lara Logan's Spoils of War" which focuses on the pieces. A representative of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has told the New York Post that Logan is being investigated for violating the federal provision that bans the taking of Iraqi government property.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Personal life
Logan is in a relationship with a federal contractor from Texas (who is separated and in the process of divorcing) whom she met in Iraq and plans to marry.[14] She is pregnant with his child, due in January 2009.[14] As of July 2008, her divorce from her previous husband, Jason Siemon, a professional basketball player in the United Kingdom, is imminent after a long ago separation.[3][14] Logan complained to Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post that her personal life had been "tabloid fodder."[14]
References
- ^ "Lara Logan". CBS News. 2002-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Lara Logan". NNDB. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ a b c Steinberg, Jacques (2005-11-23). "War Zone 'It Girl' Has a Big Future at CBS News". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Battle for Haifa Street", by Lara Logan, CBS News, accessed Feb 2, 2007.
- ^ a b "Helping Lara Logan" by Rory O'Connor and David Olson, Mediachannel.org, January 26, 2007, accessed February 1, 2007
- ^ "CBS Correspondent Makes Plea for Airtime" by David Bauder, Casper Star Tribune, February 1, 2007
- ^ Johnson, Richard (October 3, 2008). "US eye on Logan's Iraq Loot". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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(help) - ^ "Feds Probe CBS' Logan for Iraq Items". AOL News. AOL. October 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Spoils of War: A Tour of Lara Logan's Office". Broadcasting & Cable. October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ Tate, Ryan (October 3, 2008). "CBS News Temptress Nabbed Iraq Booty". Gawker. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Customs Officials Investigating Artifacts Lara Logan Brought Back From Iraq". Huffington Post. October 3, 2008.
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(help) - ^ Blumer, Tom (October 3, 2008). "Lara Logan: Luscious Looter?". NewsBusters. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "CBS's Lara Logan accused of theft". The First Post (London). October 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ a b c d Kurtz, Howard (2008-07-08). "Back From War, Into Tabloid Territory". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
External links
- CBS News profile
- About.com's Profile of Lara Logan, CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
- Lara Logan at IMDb
- Logan appears on CNN's Reliable Sources with host Howard Kurtz- Responds to question, "Are Media Turning Against War in Iraq?" (transcript)
- Logan responds in print to criticism of media in Iraq