Reporter Held By Taliban Released

Howard Kurtz covers the story of the story of the release of a New York Times reporter held by the Taliban for eight months. It seems that the NYT and over 40 other news outlets "sat" on the story because of a fear that reporter David Rohde's life would be put in jeopardy if his kidnapping were widely reported.

I'm thankful David Rohde was released. But I am bemused by the Times' (and the rest of the media) circling the wagons around one of their own to "protect his life" while they routinely report on classified matters that could EASILY lead to far more catastrophic loss of life.