Laura Ling

Laura Ling (born December 1, 1976) is an American journalist and writer. She worked for Current TV as a correspondent and vice president of its Vanguard Journalism Unit, which produced the ''Vanguard'' TV series. She was the host and reporter on ''E! Investigates'', a documentary series on the E! Network. In November 2014, Ling joined Discovery Digital Networks as its Director of Development.

In 2009, Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were detained in North Korea after they started filming refugees from the country who had crossed the river and entered China. Many of these refugees were women, and once across the border, they were often sold as brides. Ling said that the North Korean guards dragged her across the border. Once in North Korea the two women were tried and convicted. They were pardoned after former U.S. President Bill Clinton flew to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-il and appeal on their behalf.

Ling and her older sister, Lisa Ling, are daughters of Hong Konger and Taiwanese immigrants. They grew up in Carmichael and Sacramento, California. Both became journalists and her sister is a special correspondent for ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', ''National Geographic Explorer'', and CNN. Provided by Wikipedia