My op-ed in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/liz-tr…

Announcing the honorees for the 2023 James W. Foley Freedom Awards: Roger Carstens Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Mickey Bergman Mickey Bergman, Mouaz Moustafa Mouaz Moustafa and Sean Langan sean langan will each be awarded for their tireless advocacy and moral courage. jamesfoleyfoundation.org/press-releases…

Quel bonheur d’entendre un réalisateur qui a fait un travail impressionnant sur le front, en immersion auprès des troupes russes, nous dire en coulisses: «Merci de m’avoir décerné ce prix, ca va vraiment vraiment m’aider pour la suite» sean langan #jury Festival TV

📺Der Film von sean langan "Ukraine's War: The Other Side" von ITV & NDR.de hat beim Festival de Television de Monte-Carlo den Preis als Best Documentary bekommen. In der #ARD #Mediathek als 75-Minüter "Der Krieg gegen die Ukraine – An Putins Frontlinien" 👉ardmediathek.de/video/ndr-dokf…

Our annual Bringing Americans Home report captures the voices of Americans who have been unjustly held captive abroad and their families in the context of our national hostage-taking crisis. Diane M. Foley's new op-ed shares our key findings and recommendations. justsecurity.org/97993/us-hosta…

Reaching out and learning to communicate

Biden notes the value of allies in pulling off the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, a slap at Trump. “this deal would not have been possible without our allies…. If anyone questions why allies matter, they do. They do matter. Our alliances make our people safer”.

This is an amazing moment. Coming home.

As the anniversary of Jim’s murder approaches, we are grateful to those who remember James W. Foley.

Muslim elders visited the Clumsy Swan in Birmingham last night to apologise to the staff for Muslim youths attacking a customer who they believed was a far-right rioter.

It’s easy to focus on the differences that divide people. But there’s far more that unites us in this world and this clip shows how deep down - we’re all just one. Cheers.

Rioters, however repugnant, are not terrorists. The 1968 riots in Paris included Maoist revolutionaries who called for the violent overthrow of the state. But back then the media just called them student protestors.

A truly haunting image… back and forth they are moved. Through a landscape that’s ever more unbelievable.

Watch Babushka | TMOTY 2024 | Edinburgh TV Festival from @edinburghtvfest watch.thetvfestival.com/tv-moment-of-t…

I hope someone in the Pentagon is still taking note. Since we pulled out - The Taliban has gone from an insurgency, armed with RPG’s and IED’s…and grown into a full-blown army!

The media’s coverage of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia brings back Memories of Operation Moshtarak, when the media dutifully hyped-up the US battle for Mariah in Afghanistan. That one was just a show for the Media and achieved nothing.

Mark Austin tried to land some punches on behalf of ‘old school media’ but got floored by this wunderkid. Total knock out and future star.

Professional reporters working hard on TikTok, Google and Facebook Newsdesks.

How is this even legal? deeply disturbing violent videos of men beating women and children savagely beating up children, served up as entertainment and monetised by this site, and presumably X.

Shortlisted for Best Current Affairs Programme is: Ukraine's War: The Other Side, Sean Langan & @TigerNestFilms for ITV1 bit.ly/BA25Shortlist #BA2025