Chicago Tribune
Paul Salopek, jailed on espionage charges in Sudan, is described as an intense, almost obsessed reporter. He tends to go unusually long periods without food or sleep, say colleagues, and travels with little more than what he carries on his back.
Evan Osnos and
Matthew Walberg write: "To his editors, he is a meticulous writer who agonizes over every word in writing and editing, a largely self-guided process that
George Papajohn, the Tribune's associate managing editor/projects, admiringly calls 'pathological revising.'"
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Tim Rutten: "Espionage is probably the most sinister charge that can be leveled against a journalist."
(Los Angeles Times)
