Washington D.C. – The Tennessean, January 12, 2025
Official efforts for more than 12 years have failed to bring missing journalist Austin Tice home to the U.S. Taylor Swift and her influence may be his best hope now.
Austin Tice, a U.S. freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine, has been separated from his family and loved ones for a long time; more than 12 years to be exact.
Tice was reporting on the Syrian civil war from outside the capital Damascus when he was abducted in August 2012.
The rebel-led collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the release of thousands of prisoners, including political prisoners, in Syria in December has renewed hopes of locating Tice and the tens of thousands of others who are missing.
Surprisingly, there is a connection between Tice − who was among the first U.S. journalists to make it into Syria after the outbreak of the civil war − and Taylor Swift: Tice is apparently a Swiftie. Now, the pop star could help bring one of her fans home.
