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1. Where’s the Iran coverage?

   Just plugged in my cable box.  Can’t find anything on CNN/FN/MSNBC :(

   Update: Cable news = Marijuana addiction, Bill Maher annoyed about something, and Miss California “controversy”.

   32 notes

   Posted on June 15th, 2009 at 10:43pm Posted 2 years ago

1. jaimelemonde answered: the new york times online had pretty good coverage… but NADA on TV
2. un liked this
3. jackmason answered: Not enough video, or journalists on the ground?
4. spaparanzo answered: twitte: #iranelection now slowly moving to #gr88 (green revolution 88) try follow @StopAhmadi , @IranElection09
5. amyl answered: they ran a story at 6 pm and went back to coverage of mosquitos breeding in swimming pools. andrew sullivan ftw
6. suicideblonde answered: try looking for CBC (Canadian news) or BBC, you’ll be shocked by how much calmer the tone is
7. easyspeakeasy answered: wait…bill maher was annoyed about something?
8. peterv answered: topics.nytimes.com/top/…
9. shabdar answered: CNN covers Iran every 30 minutes, I guess they dispatch different signal to US (I live in Dubai).
10. alejorey reblogged this from david
11. tooepic answered: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
12. berezina answered: I avoid watching television coverage of current events. It tends to induce righteous anger, and misanalysis. Abstract sentences are better.
13. luap liked this
14. abteen answered: BBC
15. emilydee answered: it is a shame, a travesty, and further proof that “news” on tv is a joke run by robotic non-humans
16. dalasverdugo liked this
17. culby answered: lawl 24 hour news channels lawl
18. hamburgerskeleton answered: i know…wtf
19. johnness reblogged this from hellofriend and added:

    WANT CRITSIZE MEDIA. Seriously, read you some MSM. You may discover impossibly hip-sounding clerical organizations, and...

20. mascarah answered: BBC!
21. hellofriend reblogged this from david and added:

    You know there’s stuff...the Internet, right?...That was...

22. morematter answered: fsrn.org
23. jsj answered: Andrew Sullivan has All The Coverage You Will Ever Want, i think. andrewsullivan.theatlan…
24. mcdavis answered: What state is “Iran” in again?
25. sparo answered: Check the Big Picture — they’ve got some nice photos.
26. peroty answered: Twitter
27. andrearosen answered: Twitter?
28. david posted this