Laura Ling

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Laura Ling is an American journalist and television host known for her investigative reporting and for being detained in North Korea in 2009 while working on a documentary.

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instanceOf human
journalist
television host
awardReceived Emmy Award (as part of a team, nomination/win context) NERFINISHED
basedIn Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
coAuthor Lisa Ling NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
detainedBy North Korea NERFINISHED
detentionEndDate 2009-08
detentionReason illegal entry into North Korea
detentionStartDate 2009-03
educatedAt University of California, Los Angeles
employer Current TV NERFINISHED
Discovery Digital Networks NERFINISHED
E! Network NERFINISHED
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ethnicGroup Chinese American
familyName Ling NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork documentary reporting
investigative journalism
genre non-fiction
givenName Laura NERFINISHED
hasChild one daughter
hostedProgram Conquered NERFINISHED
E! Investigates NERFINISHED
Rising with Laura Ling NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
notableAppearance public talks on human rights
public talks on press freedom
notableEvent detention in North Korea in 2009
notableWork Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home NERFINISHED
documentaries on drug trafficking
documentaries on human rights issues
documentaries on refugee crises
occupation author
journalist
television presenter
television producer
pardonReceivedFrom Kim Jong-il NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Carmichael, California, United States NERFINISHED
releasedWith Euna Lee NERFINISHED
religion Christianity (reported background) NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sibling Lisa Ling NERFINISHED
spouse Iain Clayton NERFINISHED
website https://www.laura-ling.com/

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