Lara Logan-Burkett ( Lara Logan-Burkett ; March 29, 1971 , Durban , South Africa ) is a South African journalist and television presenter , often acting as a war correspondent . Winner of the News & Documentary Emmy Award (2007, 2011).
| Lara Logan | |
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| Lara logan | |
 Logan in June 2008 | |
| Date of Birth | March 29, 1971 (aged 48) |
| Place of Birth | Durban , South Africa |
| Citizenship |  South Africa |
| Occupation | journalist , TV presenter |
| Children | Joseph Washington Barquette the Fifth (born December 29, 2008) Lola Ann Barquette (born 04/04/2010) |
| Awards and prizes | β News & Documentary Emmy Award β (2007, 2011) |
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Personal life
In 1998-2008, Lara was married to a basketball player Jason Simon.
Since November 2008, Lara has been married for the second time to US defense contractor Joseph Burkett the fourth. In this marriage, Logan gave birth to two children - the son of Joseph Washington, Barquette the fifth (born December 29, 2008) and the daughter of Lola Ann Barkett (born March 4, 2010) [1] .
Beating and Rape
On February 11, 2011 , during her work as a war correspondent in Cairo ( Egypt ), Lara was beaten and raped by about 200-300 people and the whole action lasted about 25 minutes [2] . The next day, Logan was taken to an American hospital, where she spent the next 4 days. None of the perpetrators of these acts were punished.
Notes
- β Lara Logan Delivers . Media Bistro (March 4, 2010). Date of treatment November 25, 2012. Archived January 23, 2013.
- β Stelter, Brian . CBS Says Lara Logan Suffered 'Brutal' Attack in Cairo , The New York Times (February 15, 2011).
Links
- Lara Logan on the Internet Movie Database