US Journalists On Trial in North Korea

As you have probably heard, two reporters for Current TV, Laura Ling and Euna Le, were arrested by North Korean authorities in MArch, allegedly having crossed into the reclusive state.  Their trial is starting, but oddly enough, Al Gore's Current TV isn't covering the story.  Gawker asks the question why.
From the NY Times article:

Experts say the pair could face a sentence of 10 years or more of hard labour in the reclusive state. They add a guilty verdict is almost certain in a North Korean justice system that protects the unquestioned rule of leader Kim Jong-il.
Analysts said the two had become bargaining chips in high-stakes negotiations with the United States, which has long sought to end the North's nuclear ambitions.
"The country is being very careful in dealing with the two U.S. citizens and is aware of international attention and the implications of the case," said Park Jeong-woo, a law professor at Kookmin University and an expert in the North's legal system.

Also, this is by far the most common picture of the two women I found on the net...