For the professor of religion, see B. Jill Carroll.
Jill Carroll
Born
(1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 (age 46)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Education
B.A. in Journalism, 1999 University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Occupation(s)
Journalist (1999-2008) Firefighter (after 2008)
Jill Carroll (born October 6, 1977) is an American former journalist who worked for news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, and the Christian Science Monitor. On January 7, 2006 while working for the Monitor, she was kidnapped in Iraq, attracting worldwide support for her release. Carroll was freed on March 30, 2006. After her release, Carroll wrote a series of articles for the Monitor on her recollection of her experiences in Iraq. She participated in a fellowship at Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and returned to work for the Monitor. She later retired from journalism and began working as a firefighter.
JillCarroll (born October 6, 1977) is an American former journalist who worked for news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, and the...
comment on National Review Online approximately three hours after hostage JillCarroll's release from her captors: "It's wonderful that she's free, but after...
example, after the release of The Christian Science Monitor reporter JillCarroll, who was kidnapped in Iraq, McGuirk stated: "She strikes me as the kind...
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reporter John Yemma. In 2006, JillCarroll, a freelance reporter for The Monitor, was kidnapped in Baghdad. Although Carroll was initially a freelancer,...
high-profile demonstration organized by Reporters Without Borders in support of JillCarroll and two Iraqi journalists who had been abducted in Baghdad. She supported...
negotiator from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, he was the lead negotiator on the JillCarroll case in Iraq as well as the Steve Centanni case in the Gaza Strip. Voss...
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