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The intensifying protests and political ferment inside Iran eclipsed some major domestic stories in the US news. And as the mainstream press confronted daunting restrictions on coverage, an outpouring of social media reports helped drive the Iran narrative.
A roundup of US TV news coverage of the Iranian election chaos.
Media Matters recaps right wing media's reaction to DHS report on threat of potential right wing extremists.
| By Tom Rosenstiel, Paul Hitlin, and Mahvish Shahid Khan, PEJ Even by midweek, the media had begun to shift focus from protests in Iran to a political sex scandal in South Carolina. By the time the week ended, focus on Michael Jackson's passing overwhelmed all other media stories. |
| By Media Bloodhound In the mother of all omissions, CNN leaves out how the US government was directly involved in bringing the Shah to power in a 1953 coup that toppled the democratically elected Iranian government of Prime Minister Mossadegh. |
| By Logan Murphy, Crooks & Liars I think it's just automatic now. When a high-profile Republican gets into trouble, Fox News steps in to mislead their viewers by labeling them as Democrats. |
The intensifying protests and political ferment inside Iran eclipsed some major domestic stories in the US news. And as the mainstream press confronted daunting restrictions on coverage, an outpouring of social media reports helped drive the Iran narrative.
| By Joshua Holland, AlterNet A narrative is emerging that we're seeing the first signs that a recovery is around the corner, but the reality is less encouraging. |
| By Daily Show Two new Daily Show Clips: 1) CNN delivers news on a possible Iranian revolution and reconnects with high school friends. 2) The media's arguments over who is to blame for the James von Brunn shooting devolve into their lowest form. |
A roundup of US TV news coverage of the Iranian election chaos.
| By Brain Stelter, NY Times The performance of the US cable news, especially CNN, spawned an online protest by thousands showing that viewers can try to pressure news organizations about their coverage in real time via the Internet. |
'Project Expose MSM' Report #2: Time's Blackout Of Four Whistleblowers On US Agents Drug-Trafficking
| By Sibel Edmonds, BradBlog DEA Special Agent Sandalio Gonzalez on Time Magazine's blackout of four whistleblowers 'exclusive' on U.S. agents drug-trafficking in Colombia. |
Media Matters recaps right wing media's reaction to DHS report on threat of potential right wing extremists.
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