Journalists are headlining the news more and more. For instance, the return of Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee received a great amount of attention. Journalists and citizens everywhere rejoiced as the two, initially sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp, returned to the United States.

On top of journalists in the news, the buzz surrounding the struggling news industry has also been growing. While journalism jobs may be scarce, there is no dearth of stories to be told. The changing news industry has citizens and journalists thinking of more creative ways to tell stories.

Meanwhile, Sudanese reporter Lubna al-Hussein made the news. The penalty for wearing pants considered too tight and a blouse too transparent is 40 lashes in Sudan.

Rather than utilizing her position in the media department of the UN mission in Sudan to avoid such a sentence, al-Hussein resigned. As a result, she will not receive immunity from the 1991 indecency law for which she was arrested.

Instead of telling the story, al-Hussein is the story. In order to stand for the rights she deserves, she has given up the work she undoubtedly cherishes.