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It´s time to talk a little about The Wendy Williams Show. On today’s edition of ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ (nationally syndicated, check your local listings) acclaimed journalist and author Lisa Ling joined Wendy in-studio to talk about her new show on OWN ‘Our America.’ Ling additionally addressed today’s breaking news story regarding journalist Lara Logan, who was captured and abused by an angry Egyptian mob, a story that hits close to Ling’s heart as her own sister was held captive for five months in North Korea in 2009. Regarding Logan, Ling commented: “…when I first heard the story I was devastated. I have never met her, but she does incredible work and I wish her and her family well and hope that she comes back strong because her work is really unique. She’s a very courageous woman and I wish her well.”
Best Quotes from Lisa Ling on The Wendy Williams Show
Lisa Ling on Journalist Lara Logan, Who Was Captured By An Angry Mob In Egypt:
WW: On all of the newspapers in New York, anyway, the front page is about this horror in Egypt where this journalist Lara Logan was taken from her staff and security and sexually brutalized by an angry mob.
LL: We don’t know the circumstances yet, but when I first heard the story yesterday I was devastated. I have never met her, but she does incredible work and I wish her and her family well and hope that she comes back strong because her work is really unique. She’s a very courageous woman and I wish her well.
WW: It was in 2009 when your own sister was held captive for five months, so being a journalist, you all are incredibly courageous.
LL: I don’t think people recognize the risks that some journalists take, we all take security precautions very seriously but sometimes when you’re out there you just don’t know what could happen. There are so many unanticipated things that may come up. But I think it’s so important for us to support our journalists because we don’t want to remain an ignorant society and it takes courageous journalists to go out there.
WW: How is your sister doing today?
LL: My sister is so great, she has a baby girl named Li Jefferson Clayton. And she feels so lucky to be here and to be able to enjoy her baby.
Lisa Ling On Working With Oprah Winfrey on OWN:
WW: You work now on the OWN network, how is it working for the Big O?
LL: It’s amazing – I’ve actually worked for her show for a long time, and it’s been such an honor to work for OWN. But she can definitely be intense – you know I always get a little nervous whenever I’m around Oprah because she stares so intently at you and the reason she’s doing it is because she’s listening so intently to what you’re saying, but sometimes she doesn’t react to what you’re saying right away … and I’m already nervous [to begin with] … but I love that about her, and that’s why she’s as good as she is, because she’s listening so deeply.
Video of Lisa Ling on The Wendy Williams Show
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