M. (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} m_supercomputer) wrote,@ 2009-06-15 10:42:00 |
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There's big stuff going on in Iran - millions are protesting the seemingly rigged election results that reelected Ahmadinejad. Most of the mainstream media, with the notable exceptions of the BBC and the NYT, have had surprisingly little coverage. Some sources I'm following: Andrew Sullivan's blog, Huffington Post's round-up (though the post's title of 'Liveblogging the Uprising' strikes me as overly flip), Twitter, apparently one of the only means of mass-communication that haven't been blocked in Tehran, and, for a more native-knowledgeable perspective, Tehran Bureau.
Some of the highlights in reporting to check out -
-A photo from the riots.
-An indicator of how Twitter has contributed to the protests, and a video of rooftop protests in Tehran organized through Twitter.
-Theorizing that the coup is less about the religious factors and more about the economic interests of the Revolutionary Guard, which according to some reports has more power in the country now than any religious figure except supreme leader Khameini.
-A letter about the internal politicking that may be going on, and another commentary that suggests one of the challengers may attempt to remove Khameini himself.
-A striking video from the BBC.
-A report and photo from a site where students are being targeted by the riot police.
-Tweets live from the protest at which reformist challenger Mousavi spoke despite the state attempting to intimidate him into accepting the seemingly-fraudulent results.
Sullivan's round-up post has more. (Warning, though - it contains an image of an Iranian who's been beaten by the police force.)
And to close out, a commentary on cable news's performance: "Today, as global geopolitics is shaken to its core by events in Iran, I turned on cable news this morning, and saw endless ads for a Larry King Jonas Brothers “interview”, Morning Joe yukking it up discussing Kuwaiti massage therapists, a video of a tomato throwing contest on CNN, talk radio blowhard Bill Bennett…and occasionally a phone call from Christiane Amanpour in Tehran."
ETA: Also, because it can't be said too often, fuck Politico.
Some of the highlights in reporting to check out -
-A photo from the riots.
-An indicator of how Twitter has contributed to the protests, and a video of rooftop protests in Tehran organized through Twitter.
-Theorizing that the coup is less about the religious factors and more about the economic interests of the Revolutionary Guard, which according to some reports has more power in the country now than any religious figure except supreme leader Khameini.
-A letter about the internal politicking that may be going on, and another commentary that suggests one of the challengers may attempt to remove Khameini himself.
-A striking video from the BBC.
-A report and photo from a site where students are being targeted by the riot police.
-Tweets live from the protest at which reformist challenger Mousavi spoke despite the state attempting to intimidate him into accepting the seemingly-fraudulent results.
Sullivan's round-up post has more. (Warning, though - it contains an image of an Iranian who's been beaten by the police force.)
And to close out, a commentary on cable news's performance: "Today, as global geopolitics is shaken to its core by events in Iran, I turned on cable news this morning, and saw endless ads for a Larry King Jonas Brothers “interview”, Morning Joe yukking it up discussing Kuwaiti massage therapists, a video of a tomato throwing contest on CNN, talk radio blowhard Bill Bennett…and occasionally a phone call from Christiane Amanpour in Tehran."
ETA: Also, because it can't be said too often, fuck Politico.
