Steven Merten
Active Member
The resignations of several Iranian state journalists deal blow to Tehran’s ability to control narrative
by, The Washington Post
by, The Washington Post
“[Iranian viewers] were blatantly lied to,” said Ali Fathollah-Nejad, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center."
"Several journalists working for state media quit, announcing the moves in social media posts that have since disappeared. One state TV anchor, Gelare Jabbari, apologized on Sunday for “having lied to you on Iranian TV for 13 years.”
"The Tehran Province Association of Journalists released a searing statement through a state-controlled news agency. “What endangers this society right now is not only missiles or military attacks but a lack of free media,” the organization wrote. “Hiding the truth and spreading lies traumatized the public."
"Iran’s state media apparatus still appeared stunning for a country that ranked 170th out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom last year, according to Reporters Without Borders,"
Quoted from:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/01/14/resignations-several-iranian-state-journalists-deal-blow-tehrans-ability-control-narrative/
"Several journalists working for state media quit, announcing the moves in social media posts that have since disappeared. One state TV anchor, Gelare Jabbari, apologized on Sunday for “having lied to you on Iranian TV for 13 years.”
"The Tehran Province Association of Journalists released a searing statement through a state-controlled news agency. “What endangers this society right now is not only missiles or military attacks but a lack of free media,” the organization wrote. “Hiding the truth and spreading lies traumatized the public."
"Iran’s state media apparatus still appeared stunning for a country that ranked 170th out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom last year, according to Reporters Without Borders,"
Quoted from:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/01/14/resignations-several-iranian-state-journalists-deal-blow-tehrans-ability-control-narrative/