Captive in North Korea

What is important is that neither of these two knuckleheads make a dime off of the clown show and intelligence gift they handed the North Koreans. If you read the details about there dumb and dumber misadventures you can read that the North Koreans rounded the girls up along with the videos they had already taken of North Korean dissidents. They should be punished.

Yes, there is more emotion than information here but you need to keep a couple of things in mind. First, she was a prisoner. She was stuck in one room for most of her stay there. What did you expect her to "report" on aside from what she did. Second, if you've ever been through something traumatic, you'd realize it's difficult to speak in anything BUT emotional terms. She said her book was written to heal and I feel like in many ways this interview had the same meaning for her. There is a lot of information here - yes, information we already know, but this is NK, people, the most isolated place in the world. Not sure how you expected someone who was stuck in one room to suddenly shed light on the entire country.

I just finished there book today and what a experience they had. I hope something life changing came out of this for the people that where there captures, and at least there are a few people who know that all americans are not out to bring down there goverment but really want people in NK to be free to express them selfs in a free way. Laura and Euna your are beautiful lady's and human beings, I am so happy for your family's and friends you are free to love,live and be happy together again. May the Light of God be with you always.

Thank God they were able to make it home

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It must be so nice that their boss, Al Gore, with all that power and influence could help his employees to get out of that North Korean jail. Oh ya that's right, he didn't...he let them rot there without saying a word.

What a story ! Glad it turned out well .

hey Vice already went there Before You! you copyiers.
you should've watched theirs.

I watched it twice and I'm not still not sure if she is trying to say that the guide somehow is responsible for their crossing the river (?)

She's proved she's a brave woman in the past, so this feeble explanation is puzzling. If it was "stunt journalism", and they willingly entered NK merely to show their bravado, then I would have hoped that she would at least admit it.

Also, what happened to that guide? Did he escape? If the NK soldiers captured him, I presume that he wasn't held in a hotel.

i been waiting for this for a long time.

Thank you Vanguard for the interview. The informative content of your reporting has always made me proud of the Current project.

Like many of those here, I was a regular contributer to Current when this ordeal took place. I had had correspondence with Ling prior to her arrest. She is a beautiful women both inside and out, and I am glad to see she has put her life back together after her ordeal.

I'm going to lay my curiosity about the events to rest and look forward to the upcoming season.

Thank you Vanguard. Keep up the fantastic work.

deep story
whats the real deal though.

They really are inspirational, and I don't think people truly understand just how much journalists risk by going to these dangerous locations.
This interview reminded me of the hundreds of journalists/radiohosts/ columinsts ect, that have been taken to jail or killed in Eritrea within the past 10 years. Its sad, really, the country used to be a source of global fascination.
The country is called the North Korea of Africa and has been rated for 5 years the msot deadly place for journalists. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsSDMRpa1C8- the 14:00 minute mark) hmm maybe Vanguard should do a report on the country.
Now I'm rambling, but like I said these journalist are a source of courage and I have feeling that once they recover from their ordeal, they will shed light on the horrors that occur in North Korea.

Don't get me wrong, it was a harrowing experience and I am glad they are back, but the EPISODE was a bit of a disappointment. I just don't feel like I heard anything that I didn't already know, and it seemed pretty clear they were leaving a lot of the detail out.

traumatizing and terrific experience.
Im happy to see you again

Too short. Would be a good two or three parter. Would like to see more of the surviving video. Story will not be complete until we here from the remaining two players in the drama.

BOOK SPOILER!

Laura says she told Mitch to keep filming as they were being attacked by the soldiers. He pointed the camera at her. I would love to know if that film survived. Did it get taken by the Chinese? Djoes Current have it? Since the show above used video footage from the trip, obviously some video made it back.

She said, they went to river to film the area where North Koreans are trafficked across to China... Great, expose the area and put poor refugees in danger. How is that helping resolving this crisis??

What a harrowing experience to relive. While I say you shouldn't have followed, I understand that your journalistic spirit to bring out the truth was guiding you hoping it would be OK. I can't say I wouldn't have done the same, especially considering the story you were working on. The one thing I do hope this brings forth is the humanitarian crisis you sought to bring to the world through your original report. You are a true journalist, and I thank you for your bravery and for telling your story. Also, congratulations on being pregnant. The new life you will bring into the world will be a light to balance the darkness you sought to expose.

I was amazed at how quickly the trolls attacked Laura and Euna for trying to bring us information. It was like instead of focusing on the human rights disaster over there, many people seem to have the "they deserved it" attitude. In any case, I'm glad you are all alright.

I hope Laura does decide to come back to current some day. Amazing story.

Maybe it was me, but the interview was extremely vague. I would have liked to hear more about the North Korean trial and investigation on Euna and Lisa's trespassing along with any insight regarding the condition of N.K.'s public people.

I happened to flip past Oprah two days ago and Lisa was giving the same interview, but it much greater detail. I was thinking she would give more specifics during a Vanguard interview, but the opposite was true.

Still very glad the situation was resolved and everyone is safe. :)

didnt it seem more like a transfer of street cred from laura to vanguard than an actual interview tho?
i mean kudos to them, i wouldnt tell the entire story either if that would hurt screen adaptations, or a book deal.

Laura's one the main reasons I started watching "Vanguard". This is terrific. Thank you.

Great interview. Much better than Larry King.

Very disappointed with this story. She didn't reveal anything new. I was very interested in knowing how Clinton negotiated release but she said nothing about it. Probably because, we paid heavy price.

Don't get why she is blaming fixer? He signaled them to follow him into N. Korea side. Despite knowing they are entering a hostile country and what happens to intruders, they entered N. Korea. Still don't get why? Probably cheap publicity stunt??

there's [god] and then there's [journalism].
Thank You.

Thank you Laura for coming forth and telling what happened. I am very proud of you, and your coworkers.

Keep up the good work. Good luck with your baby :)

I have been wanting to here what happened, again thank you.

Pete aka Oly

laura and euna went through a traumatic experience. to both of you, we are glad that you made it home safely. and laura, thank you for being willing to share such a difficult point in your life. your sacrifice and your risk, as a journalist, and as a woman, did not go un-noticed. i am touched and even inspired. it's important that truth gets out, and you took a chance to do so....God bless you and your families.

I'm incredibly thankful that the two of them are safe now. I do hope that in the future, the story they were working on in China can be completed and they do return to Vanguard. It always annoys me when people criticize the actions of Laura and Euna when they have no understanding of the exemplary work they do as journalists.

Unbelievable. Cannot imagine what those two were thinking during the whole experience. Well, glad your back and hope to see you do more amazing documentary's on current tv. Your actually starting to inspire me to get into journalism after I majored in Finance in college. Genuine Work!!

Great perspective on harrowing experience.