For 140 days, Al Gore’s San Francisco-based Current TV was silent as two of the company’s reporters were in North Korean custody. Today, Current TV posted a “thank you” from Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Current TV is scheduled to air a tribute to the two tonight at 5 (PST).

AP reports that Ling said on her Web site that she hopes her story will lead to more public awareness of the plight of journalists held captive around the world.