iran
Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
2:17AM John Cook | Maziar Bahari, the Canadian-Iranian Newsweek reporter who has been detained in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison since his arrest while covering the nation’s post-election uprising in June, has arrived safely in London in time for the birth of his first child. More »
Online
Twitter-Addled CNN Refers To Tweets As A ‘Source’
11:41PM John Cook | Everyone’s coverage of the uprising in Iran has been Twitter-centric, for obvious reasons. But CNN, in an apparent attempt to look like they have real, non-Twitter newsgathering capabilities, has been regurgitating Twitter posts and attributing them to unnamed “sources.” More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Still A Few More Years Before The Total Collapse Of The NYT
4:03AM Hamilton Nolan | In your sad Monday US media column: the New York Times will limp along a little longer, Iran locks up journalists while they’re engrossed in Twitter, Tim Rutten is predictable, and the television industry loses a couple billion, no biggie. More »
People
Newsweek Reporter Arrested In Iran
12:21PM the cajun boy | Newsweek’s Maziar Bahari, who has covered Iran for the magazine for a decade, was taken into custody by Iranian officials during an early morning raid of his home. His captors also seized his computer and several videotapes. More »
Small Screen
BBC’s Jon Leyne Gets Bounced From Iran
1:00AM Foster Kamer | The BBC confirmed today that their star correspondent in Iran, Jon Leyne, has been asked to leave the country by the Iranian government. Leyne was accused of being a diplomatic mouthpiece and inciting violence. BBC’s Iranian office remains open. [AFP]
Flotsam & Jetsam
Bill Keller Will Go Wherever He Wants, Suckas
4:02AM Hamilton Nolan | In your waterlogged Thursday US media column: Bill Keller defends his Iran trip, Jon Stewart is cruelly eviscerated, the Weather Channel wants the success to fail like other TV networks, and the internet reigns supreme. More »
Small Screen
The Daily Show Investigates Iran’s Hatred For Americans
8:30PM the cajun boy | Ever since we first heard that The Daily Show was sending Jason Jones to Iran to cover the election there, we’ve been anxious to see if they’d be able to find comedy in what was happening there. They did. More »
Online
ABC News Reporter In Tehran Is Confined To His Hotel
6:06AM John Cook | The crackdown in the foreign press in Iran has intensified significantly today. This morning, foreign reporters were barred from covering protests. Now US ABC News’ Jim Sciutto says via Twitter that he’s been confined to his hotel. More »
Online
CNN Debates Twitter’s Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported On Twitter
6:47PM the cajun boy | Over the weekend CNN’s Howard Kurtz asked the burning question, “are we going overboard with this Twitter business?” Meanwhile, CNN virtually ignored an event overseas with the potential to alter world history, an event reported extensively by Twitter users. More »
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