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"Reporters would rather tweet about the weather than investigate repression and torture by the regime." In America, most of the news media is owned by like 4 c

"Reporters would rather tweet about the weather than investigate repression and torture by the regime." In America, most of the news media is owned by like 4 corporations. No exaggeration. How is reporting on Iran profitable is the real question. The weather and the Kardashian type stories are what most people are interested in because it affects them in some way. Iran's all the way across the sea.

lovestays4ever 5y ago
I think this quote refers specifically to one of the Iranian/American journalists who posted just one tweet about snow in Tehran during the nationwide protests in November 2019 (aka "bloody November"). In any case, reports about Iran are a little different from the Kardashian discussion. The goal of reports about Iran is not to gain viewers, but to convey a false (good) image of Iran. At least that's what many Iranians believe. Check out #NYTimesPropaganda on Twitter or this [0]. [0] https://medium.com/@iranfactrecords/open-letter-to-the-new-york-times-fc6417bec8b9 https://medium.com/@iranfactrecords/open-letter-to-the-new-y...
- phobosanomaly 5y ago
  This group has put so much effort into the open letter, but it's probably not receiving particularly widespread circulation. Perhaps it would be more effective if this group gathered the detailed knowledge of all the people who signed the letter and published a really detailed book on the current political, social, and economic state of Iran with all the juicy details that they have insider knowledge of included? Surely it would be a richer source of information than the trickle of articles from the single journalist they're upset with. If it provided deep insights into the nature of the regime, and wasn't just a screed about how the government is awful, this hypothetical book could have a significant political and cultural impact outside of Iran.

lovestays4ever 5y ago

I think this quote refers specifically to one of the Iranian/American journalists who posted just one tweet about snow in Tehran during the nationwide protests in November 2019 (aka "bloody November"). In any case, reports about Iran are a little different from the Kardashian discussion. The goal of reports about Iran is not to gain viewers, but to convey a false (good) image of Iran. At least that's what many Iranians believe. Check out #NYTimesPropaganda on Twitter or this [0]. [0] https://medium.com/@iranfactrecords/open-letter-to-the-new-york-times-fc6417bec8b9 https://medium.com/@iranfactrecords/open-letter-to-the-new-y...

phobosanomaly 5y ago
This group has put so much effort into the open letter, but it's probably not receiving particularly widespread circulation. Perhaps it would be more effective if this group gathered the detailed knowledge of all the people who signed the letter and published a really detailed book on the current political, social, and economic state of Iran with all the juicy details that they have insider knowledge of included? Surely it would be a richer source of information than the trickle of articles from the single journalist they're upset with. If it provided deep insights into the nature of the regime, and wasn't just a screed about how the government is awful, this hypothetical book could have a significant political and cultural impact outside of Iran.