C4 pays ransom for journalist in Afghanistan

We talked about this piece today in conference. I just checked with my source at the production company to see when the programme was being transmitted and found out that it won’t be, as there was no footage.

Sean Langan, the guy who was kidnapped, is a great film maker and has done lots of good stuff from Iraq and Afghanistan. The best one was a Dispatches where he was refused permission to embed with the British Army and hitched a ride to what turned out to be a huge battle. Sean won best feature at the Rory Peck Awards last year for the piece, and was nominated for a BAFTA.

 

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