AS AN ADMITTED media junkie, I am fascinated by how big news stories become really big news stories. The biggest news story in France since we have been here broke last yesterday when word came that Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Columbian journalist who has been held hostage by the FARC since 2002, had been released.I don't know how much play this story will get in the States (by I would imagine it might get a little), but in France this story will dominate the newspapers for days. Betancourt's photos are everywhere in France (includeing in every high school) and national rally's were held several times per year to bring publicity to her situation. And now she is free. You can read about the coverage over at France24.com or on a number of other national media sites.
CJS
Update: I should have said 'rescued' instead of 'released'. The resuce effort by the Columbian government appears to have been quite impressive.
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