Jill Carroll
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Jill Carroll (born October 6, 1977) is an American former journalist who worked for news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, and the Christian Science Monitor. On January 7, 2006 while working for the Monitor, she was kidnapped in Iraq, attracting worldwide support for her release. Carroll was freed on March 30, 2006. After her release, Carroll wrote a series of articles for the Monitor on her recollection of her experiences in Iraq. She participated in a fellowship at Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and returned to work for the Monitor. She later retired from journalism and began working as a firefighter.
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Born | (1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 (age 46) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Education | B.A. in Journalism, 1999 University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
Occupation(s) | Journalist (1999-2008) Firefighter (after 2008) |