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CNN's Suzanne Malveaux 'heartbroken' over Lara Logan assault
Suzanne Malveaux is ready and willing to do whatever she can to help and support her journalistic peer Lara Logan.The newest anchor of the weekday "CNN Newsroom" tells Zap2it she is "heartbroken" about the attack on CBS reporter and "60 Minutes" correspondent Logan, who was covering the revolution in Egypt last week when she was subjected to what CBS News has termed "a brutal and sustained sexual assault." Logan has been discharged from a U.S. hospital, and Malveaux is involved in an effort to show concern directly.
"It's almost unbearable to think of," Malveaux says. "There's a group of us who have been e-mailing each other today (Wednesday, Feb. 16) to organize giving her some cards and well-wishes ... whatever we can do. It's a group of women across the board, from the White House and from all the networks, who have reached out to each other to try to figure out a way to let her know that we're thinking about her and we support her.
"We've all been in a situation where we've felt that perhaps our safety was at issue," Malveaux adds. "We believe in what we do as journalists, and we take chances. I feel for her and I feel for her family, and if there's anything I can do, I would like to."
Confirming the image that Logan long has had, Malveaux calls her "incredibly brave and incredibly accomplished. We understand that in thinking of ourselves as journalists, we can sometimes be in dangerous situations, and I really am so sorry that happened to her. I want to come up with something, some way, of expressing it that would help her."
Emmy winner Malveaux lived in Egypt for a time before moving from a correspondent's role to the anchor desk. Coverage of the changes in that country largely has fueled her early days as a "CNN Newsroom" regular.
"I don't know her personally," she says of Logan. "I'm a colleague, and I'm someone who has seen her work. I think this hits all of us. She's trying to do her job and thinking about getting the story, and the circumstances turn. Sometimes, it's the nature of the job.
"It's a risky thing that we do, but her heart's in the right place and her mind's in the right place. I want to do anything I can to help her in any way."
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Amidst all the filthy, sexist, depraved, ignorant reactions to Logan's attack (such as those by Nir Rosen and Simone Walker and countless anonymous on-line commenters), it's so nice to see a journalist responding with intelligence and compassion.
Amidst all the filthy, sexist, depraved, ignorant reactions to Logan's attack (such as those by Nir Rosen and Simone Walker and countless anonymous on-line commenters), it's so nice to see a journalist responding with intelligence and compassion.
It's long time for me to stop using the sexual abuse of women as either a weapon of war, political tool, or simply a social or personal power play. It is animalistic and degrading to a society and represents the worst of male sociopathy.
What an odd angle on the Logan story. Malveaux seems like a very nice person, but this whole story unfortunately comes across as some kind of misguided PR effort to get a little press attention at Logan's expense.
At first I assumed the story was issued because the two are friends, but Malveaux admits that she doesn't even know Logan personally. I would much rather read about the reactions of journalists who are directly connected to Logan, can comment on the sociological or cultural aspects, or who can offer commentary or insight into these types of incidents against reporters (and what is being done to better safeguard them in the future). However, a story that is essentially, "I don't know her but I'm 'heartbroken'" just comes across as somewhat insincere and self-serving, whether it's meant to or not.
I'm probably too cynical these days. But I will echo Kay that the piece is certainly preferable to the vicious verbal attacks by Rosen and others following the incident. (Most of all, I'm glad to hear Logan is recovering, and wish her well -- I was horrified when I heard.)
In Suzanne Malveaux's defense, she addressed this situation because she was asked about it directly, it being a news story of the day. This was one part of an interview that also involved other matters, particularly her new role as an anchor of ``CNN Newsroom.''
I'm sure she meant well but now the story is about her and CNN instead of Lara Logan and CBS. It sounds like a non-story, everyone feels sympathy for Logan but we don't need a story about each of us. Let's keep the light on Lara please.
In her news reports Logan ignored the beatings those "protestors" were giving those of opposing opinions and opposing political parties in that square- so those that attacked her were, in part and indirectly of her actions, thinking they were free to do anything they wanted to do in the eyes of foreigners, which they considered her to be. After the hundreds of beatings those "protestors" gave in terrorizing opponents to stay away who was to say anything about them attacking anybody?
The attack on Lara should not in any way be blamed on Lara, or anything she did or didnt do. All reporters who do this kind of work put themselves in jeoprady, that doesnt mean they have accountability for a vicious attack. I feel so bad for Lara, what she went through was horrible. For those who blame her, blame also everyone who reads or watches reporters like her while they are in the center of danger. She does a job that most are terrified to do, she shouldnt have to pay for her bravery with her life. God Bless Lara.....
There's still no proof. The only thing in the world - you can google it - that suggests that lara logan was raped or sexually assaulted is lara logan claiming it. No witnesses, no scars, no bruises, no photographs, no video, no nothing. Where's the proof that this woman was raped - it doesn't seem to exist ouside of her mind. Sure rape is terrible, but isn't making a false accusation of rape just as terrible. Look it up - the proof doesn't exist, only copies of copies of her claim, nothing more.
What they did to her could only be done by pigs. We don't need to see scars or photos. We need to give prayer that she gets through this. And since I am a man, not a woman, I can still feel the horror for her and hope she somehow mends. So ladies we as men care too about what happened. Count on us as well.