- RT @bbcworld: Leading international broadcasters condemn Iran for its "deliberate electronic interference" http://bit.ly/duUsNh #freespeech #
- Shedding Chinas shackles on free speech easier said than done: http://bit.ly/cTZdKP #freespeech #
- RT @nytimes: Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall http://nyti.ms/ckLw4v #
- RT @nytimes: China Alarmed by Security Threats From Cyberattacks http://nyti.ms/cyOqVD It's OK when they're doing the attacking, but … #
- RT @evgenymorozov: Russia's New Media Paradox http://bit.ly/9ngO6v #
- RT @thenation: Torture Lawyers on Trial? http://bit.ly/dzV5ED Spain is leading the charge to criminally investigate US over torture. COOL! #
- New medianis
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The coverage of the Iranian elections has fascinated me. Most of the reporting I’ve read seems based on very little information. I don’t know that anyone really expected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lose this election, though the late groundswell of support for his opponent, Mir Hussein Moussavi, seems to have suprised a lot of Iran-watchers. Most of the reporting I’ve seen was from journalists based in Tehran, and it seems there that youth were very active in supportinve Moussavi. This election featured even featured a televised debate, in which Admadinejad was very aggressive in attacking his opponent. It seems that the nickname for this election is the “green tsunami.” With all the talk earlier this year of the “Twitter Revolution” in Moldova, I am… Continue reading |
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