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N.H. Journalist Missing In Syria; Libyan Entertainment Industry Takes Off

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This photo posted on the website freejamesfoley.org shows journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria, in September, 2012. (AP/Manu Brabo, freejamesfoley.org)
This photo posted on the website freejamesfoley.org shows journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria, in September, 2012. (AP/Manu Brabo, freejamesfoley.org)

Journalist James Foley, of Rochester, New Hampshire is still missing in Syria after being kidnapped more than a month ago. It's not the first time the American freelancer has been detained while covering a civil war. In April 2011, Foley was held for six weeks by government forces in Libya.

Since the uprising that toppled the only man allowed to be famous in that country - Colonel Moammar Gadhafi - Libya's entertainment industry is undergoing a resurgence.

Guest:

  • Rana Jawad, BBC reporter in Tripoli

This segment aired on January 3, 2013.

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