Reporters Wounded in Iraq Win Peabody Awards

Executed dictator lives again on station

(NEWSER) - A mysterious satellite TV station honoring Saddam Hussein has become a fixture on Iraqi television on the third anniversary of the dictator's execution.The government suspects the so-called "Saddam Channel" is being funded by the late ruler's Baathist party, but no one knows for certain, reports AP . The station is mostly a montage of still photos of Hussein, with audio recordings of him making speeches or reading poetry. Iraqis expressed mixed emotions at seeing Hussein on the tube, with one nostalgic father saying it made his family "feel sad." More»

(NEWSER) - Bob Woodruff returned to Iraq today, 3 years after he and his cameraman were seriously injured in a bombing there, he blogs for ABC. Still rehabbing from a serious brain injury, he says returning was a tough decision. “None of us could ever have imagined then that I would ever be able to go back,” he writes. “But I have wanted to ‘get back on the horse again.’” More»

Iraq stint brings back predecessor's 'easy-going' style

(NEWSER) - Taping his show in Iraq this week, Stephen Colbert channeled Bob Hope in an "unexpectedly charming" series of shows, writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times. Colbert largely stayed in ultra-right character, though he let it slip in places. His interviews were “pleasant, not barbed,” and his standup was “as easygoing and good-natured as many a Bob Hope performance.” More»

He's broadcasting four shows

(NEWSER) - Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road—to Iraq. Next week, the Colbert Report will broadcast from Baghdad, where the host says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it, the AP reports. The four shows will be taped in front of 450 troops, and Colbert is taking it seriously. "I don't want to forget that people are struggling through the things that I sometimes make jokes about," he said. More»

Afghanistan becomes focus as US deaths fall, budgets drop

(NEWSER) - Violence is down drastically in Iraq, but so is coverage of the conflict by ABC, NBC, and CBS, who no longer have full-time correspondents in the country, the New York Times reports. Instead, the networks are shifting their focus to Pakistan and Afghanistan. “Afghanistan was the forgotten war,” said one reporter. “Now it’s swapping places with Iraq.” More»