Amanda Lindhout - Journalism Career

Journalism Career

As a journalist, Lindhout was based out of Baghdad, Iraq, and worked on a freelance basis for Iran's Press TV. She also had a column for Alberta's Red Deer Advocate newspaper.

It was also reported that she worked freelance for France 24, but after her release "Nathalie Lenfant, a spokeswoman for France 24, said the network had turned down her proposal to act as a correspondent from Iraq as well as her subsequent suggestion that she report from Somalia. During her capture, Ms. Lenfant said, France 24 decided to confirm that Ms. Lindhout had been on a freelance assignment, even though that was not the case." Ms. Lenfant explained that “We thought it would be better if she could be seen to be part of the structure of a larger company.”