No one quite knew what Current was during the years when it aired mostly low-rent entertainment fare and was famous mainly for North Korea taking two of its correspondents, including Lisa Ling's sister Laura, into custody.

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She asked a panel that included Lisa Ling, HuffPo tech editor Bianca Bosker, author Susan Orlean and Tiffany Shlain, who founded the Webby Awards, a single leading question: are you the same woman online and off?

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