Just after their families contacted Jesse Jackson to see if he could help gain release of their loved ones, news of the release of two journalists, held by the Iraqis, came to light:

Two Missing Newsday Journalists Found, Paper Says
Tue April 1, 2003 01:34 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two journalists of New York's Newsday newspaper who disappeared from a Baghdad hotel a week ago while covering the Iraq war, have made contact with the daily and are safe, Newsday said on Tuesday.

There's more to be read on google news, down a bit on teh right-hand side.