ʃmˈɪt ænd hɜː wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst kˈoʊˈɔːθɚ vˈɜːnən lˈoʊb, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ sˈʌn kˈɑːləmnˌɪst ɡˈæɹi dˈoːɹsi, ɹˈoʊt ðə fˈɜːst stˈoːɹiz ɐbˌaʊt ðə ɹˈɛskjuː ʌv juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi pɹˈaɪvət dʒˈɛsɪkə lˈɪntʃ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.
Schmidt and her Washington Post co-author Vernon Loeb, along with Baltimore Sun columnist Gary Dorsey, wrote the first stories about the rescue of United States Army Private Jessica Lynch in 2003.