A year has gone by since James Foley, an American freelance journalist working for GlobalPost, was kidnapped near the town of Taftanaz in chaotic and war-torn northern Syria as he drove toward the Turkish border at the end of a reporting trip. It happened during Thanksgiving festivities in the United States, and he has not been heard from since.
In a note published by GlobalPost, and shared online by a website and Twitter account devoted to securing Mr. Foley’s release, Phil Balboni, the president of GlobalPost, reflected on the yearlong search for the reporter and said he “remained very hopeful” that Mr. Foley was alive and would be granted his freedom.