Alan Johnston FREE!!!!

BBC reporter Alan Johnston is free!

Let us however not forget those still in captivity, including Israeli soldier Shalit, who was also recently heard of, and others, less high-of-profile.

Evening update:
It seems the outcome tells us a lot about which control Hamas has over security developments in Gaza. I find this a very interesting and telling feature of this particular happy ending! Nathan Schachar of Dagens Nyheter comments this angle too in an informed way. Here Johnston in pictures after the release.

I only hope now that he can be reunited with his family in peace and relax from some of the outstanding knee-jerk professionalism he displayed in media contacts shortly after his release.

And some coverage from today below:
reactions from the BBC, Johnston's own reactions, discussion on the safety of journalists

Web-tv from Dagens Nyheter here, Swedish radio reports here and Svenska Dagbladet here.

And finally some comments on the freedom of expression-aspects of journalist field work - CPJ and RSF.