Media | New York Times Libya Releases Captured NYT Journalists They are at Turkish embassy and heading home soon By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 21, 2011 8:40 AM CDT Copied This combination photo shows New York Times journalists, from left, photographer Lynsey Addario, reporter Stephen Farrell, photographer Tyler Hicks, and Beirut bureau chief Anthony Shadid. (AP Photo/New York Times/Associated Press) See 1 more photo The four detained New York Times journalists have been released by the Libyan government, the Times reports. They were captured by Moammar Gadhafi's forces six days ago and were released today into the custody of Turkish diplomats. Beirut bureau chief Anthony Shadid, reporter and videographer Stephen Farrell (who was captured by the Taliban in 2009 and rescued by British commandos), and photographers Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario are at Tripoli's Turkish embassy and will go home within hours, Reuters adds. Read These Next Trump commutes sentence of George Santos. Andrew is still a prince, but he's no longer a duke. ChatGPT is going to get sexy. Lots of people are worried. Nobody's sure why kids started shouting 'six seven.' See 1 more photo Report an error