Press TV has been the subject of some controversy. The station has been criticized for its non-critical embrace of provocative attitudes. For British journalist Nick Cohen, the station was "a platform for a fascist conspiracy theory full of supernatural Jewish powers" and for commentator Douglas Murray it is "Iranian government's propaganda channel".
In response to Cohen and others, politician and TV Press presenter George Galloway said the station "challenged prevailing orthodoxy" by providing outsiders' perspective of "truth and voice for the voiceless". Mehdi Hasan of the New Statesman believes that "getting involved with Iran, no matter who is in power in Tehran, is a prerequisite for peace and progress in the region.The fact that Press TV is Iranian-owned makes it a platform of language English ideal to do it. "
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Controversy
The British newspaper The Guardian described Press TV as "a controversial 24-hour news channel funded by the Iranian government."
A British-Iranian columnist for the Evening Standard has called for the TV Press TV offices in London to be closed.
Alleged propaganda aims
Press releases often feature ministers, diplomats or Iranian government officials, or guest commentators who are able to express a consistent view of Iran's "message today". Opposition political figures such as Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have not appeared on Press TV since the June 2009 presidential election.
Allegations of bias and error
Press TV has been criticized for uncritically promoting Iranian lines abroad, often at the expense of the truth. In post-election "offensive information", the Associated Press, Press TV and Al-Alam reports have "rummaging through policy statements, negotiating points and breaking news as the main boxes for Iranian public diplomacy."
In 2007, the Canadian weekly Maclean , noting that "most Press TV news reports are completely accurate," alleged that Press TV also published "deliberate errors", quoting a story on Press website TV that contains claims, based on "no evidence," that the Lebanese government is trying to turn Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared into an American military base. "
In July 2009, Dominic Lawson, a columnist for Sunday Times London, criticized Press TV for broadcasting the "confession" of Canadian-Iranian journalist, Maziar Bahari "without skeptical skinticism." He also criticized British journalists and politicians for appearing in Press TV and to provide a forum for Holocaust denialists. Lawson says they are "paid to lend credibility to the propaganda branch of a regime that is subject to its own journalists for the most brutal 'political disorder'.
In August 2009, Ofcom, the British broadcasting regulator, judged that certain TV Press events had violated its broadcasting code for impartiality in their coverage of the Gaza War.
Rania Masri, who appeared alongside Paul Craig Roberts and Danny Schechter on the Press TV show marked the 8th anniversary of 9/11, commenting on his blog, "Danny Schechter is right: even such limited conversations, as in the Press TV, can not heard on major media/US companies. "
On December 27, 2007, Press TV reported that demonstrators in Iran marched through the streets of Tehran carrying signs (in English) that say "I Love Jews," citing this as evidence that there is no anti-Semitism in Iran. The "The People's Cube" website, the source of this spoof that Press TV reports as news, has an explanation why Press TV is taken through a clear joke: "You have lied so long that you have lost the ability to distinguish between truth and fiction."
HonestReporting has criticized it for providing a platform to former British MP George Galloway and accusing him of one side in his coverage.
Allegations of antisemitism
2008 and 2009
Has been accused of promoting Holocaust denial. On the issue of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), an editorial on the Press TV website in 2008 noted, "On this warning we all need to think about the false history and the biggest lie ever said."
The Jerusalem Post, along with UK search outlets, has criticized Press TV for reprinting on its website an article entitled "The Walls of Auschwitz: An Overview of Chemical Studies "by the British Holocaust denomination Nicholas Kollerstrom first published by the Holocaust denial group, the Committee for Open Debate on Holocaust (CODOH). The document claims that the Auschwitz gas chamber is used for "benign" purposes only. Press TV described Kollerstrom, then removed as an honorary colleague of University College London (UCL) for the article, as "a respected academician".
In a September 15, 2009 article titled "Incendiary Press Reporting," Moroccan journalist Hassan Masiky criticized Press TV for the "fiction and fantasy" trade by distributing stories about "alleged Jewish gang trade in" body parts "and kidnapping children's Algerians to Morocco. "
2011
In a May 2011 article, correspondent Mark Dankof, who is also a contributor of the Interpellation-oriented Perspective of the American Free Press, wrote an accurate article on how Antisemitic Learning Theology Protocols reflecting the state of the world, praising PressTV as one of the few exceptions to Jewish control over the media.
2012
In October 2012, the Anti-Pollution League issued a report detailing what it said was a sample TV press that broadcast anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and opinions. The report criticized Press TV for interviewing or commenting space for a number of individuals who described it as "American anti-Semitism, conspiracy theories and Holocaust denials, which helped to reinforce the Iranian regime's hatred message".
2013
In November 2013, Press TV's website reprinted the opinion section in the 'Point of View' section, first written by M.I. Bhat on Veteran Today , above the disclaimer that The views expressed in this article are the property of the author and should not be from Press TV. The article states that the Jews not only blame the united Germany behind Hitler, but also asked whether Jews had not learned from their experience in Germany, Russia and the United States, would surprise the Zionists or the world "if Americans" incubate Another Hitler? "The article also accuses the much-written and said" American Zionist control of the United States - bank, Wall Street, media, Hollywood, markets, politicians, foreign policy, indeed the whole life of Americans, "and that the recent title "The White House urges Jewish leaders not to lobby for new Iran sanctions" and even strong evidence.Bhat also asserted that the 9/11 terrorist attack was a "false flag" attack carried out by the "Zionist Jews of America and Israel" who successfully diverted to generate anger Americans against Muslims, ADL said Bhat's opinion is "typical of anti-Jewish propaganda that Press TV is selling as legitimate news." Maps Press TV controversies
Allegations and statements about Canada
Following the severance of diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran in September 2012, Press TV began to devote more attention to Canada.
In December 2012, Press TV aired a report entitled "Alberta takes native children from high-level parents" where Joshua Blakeney, a Press TV correspondent in Calgary, claims that Alberta's child protection services are involved in trafficking children First Nations. Blakeney states that "Some angry parents allege that there is a profit motive behind what they call the so-called Canadian child protection services" and affirm that an anti-terrorism squad, called INSET, is responsible for the abduction.
One of the veiled women interviewed in the unidentified report claimed that her "aboriginal children" were taken by troops from 32 police officers. "Another woman interviewed stated that" This is clearly a money-making scheme, since many indigenous children have been sold to adoption, but it is also used as a program of assimilation [and] genocide programs. "The report also shows a written message" Help me! Now !! ", allegedly written by kidnapped children.
The allegations in the report were immediately disputed by Government officials and indigenous leaders. Cindy Blackstock, a professor at the University of Alberta and executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society in Canada, denied the report was correct, stating that "The factors that push indigenous children into care have been known for 15 years: it is poverty , poor housing and substance abuse.... The federal government provides far less funds for reserves than for all other Canadians... but I have never in my life heard of any military power for this. "
Blakeney also claims in a report published or broadcast by Press TV that the emergence of a new $ 20 bill of Canada is proof that Canada "remains an imperialist nation" and that "90% of Canadian youth feel depressed about their careers." Blakeney later claimed that his report to Press TV "prominently illuminated the framework in a Canadian closet."
Other reports made several allegations against the Canadian government, including:
- The secret plan to "steal indigenous children";
- "Ignorance of First Land Rights";
- Imprisoning refugees without cause; and
- using excessive force to suppress student protests.
Another program interviewed Alfred Lambremont Webre, who was described as an "international lawyer" based in Vancouver. Webre states that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an "out-and-out Zionist" involved in "the same repressive policy in Canada that Israel is following in its own territory against the Palestinian people." Webre then described a conspiracy between Vancouver police and serial killer Robert Pickton "to commit Satanic ritual murders with high-ranking politicians." Finally, Webre claimed that the Queen of England abducted 10 Aboriginal children in 1964. Summing up his comments, Webre described Canada as "the highest Zionist state under the British Empire and under Israel."
Feedback
Paul Heinbecker, former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations and a prominent figure at the International Innovation Innovation Center at the University of Waterloo, has stated that Press TV is highlighting Canada's First Countries to "eliminate" Canadian reports on human rights accusations against Iran. Heinbecker stated that "The human rights situation in the two countries is almost unequal... but our very own real shortcomings on the Aboriginal problem... are bait for Iran's efforts."
Iranian native Payam Akhavan, an international law professor at McGill University, stated that "Canadian diplomatic posture has improved its ranking in regime demonology charts."
Ed Corrigan, immigration lawyer and former board member for London, Ontario, is a regular guest on Press TV. Corrigan, who boasted that "There are very few people in Canada who have more expertise in Middle Eastern politics than I do," argues that Press TV is demonstrating "international opinion" about Canadian treatment of indigenous people, explaining that "We tend to forget the conquest North America... but most countries in the world see it as a colonial practice. "
Oppression
In 2010, the Jammu and Kashmir governments forbade Press TV to broadcast a video about the 2010 Koran-burning controversy that said "We have decided to impose a ban on broadcast TV Press coverage by local cable operators We call upon people not to heed the report which has not been verified about alleged desecration of Al-Quran which is only broadcast by Press TV and no other television news channel in the world. "
Removal from Western and Asian satellites
In July 2013 Press TV and other Iranian channels were removed from several European and American satellites (among others from Eutelsat and Intelsat), allegedly due to Iran sanctions, although EU spokesmen told the channel that the sanctions were not applicable to the media.. In November 2012, Hong Kong-based AsiaSat picked up Iran's channel in East Asia, and in October 2012 Eutelsat and Intelsat stopped broadcasting several Iranian satellite channels, although Iranian Islamic Broadcasting successfully resumed broadcasting after making deals with small companies. based in other countries. Removal
from Astra satellite
On April 3, 2012, Munich-based media regulator Bayerische Landeszentrale fÃÆ'¼r neue Medien ( BLM ), announced that it deleted Press TV from SES Satellite Astra, because they do not have a license to broadcast in Europe. However, the channel's legal team sent the document to court proving that Press TV could be broadcast under German law. The administrative court in Germany accepted Press TV's arguments and legal proceedings began. The Munich Administrative Court announced on Friday 15 June that the ban was illegal. Recently (September 2012), channels are no longer available in Astra 19.2E. The information screen is displayed.
UK base
Press TV started its activities in London during 2006. Roshan Muhammed Salih is a Press TV news editor and chief correspondent. Other correspondents in London include Fareena Alam.
Maziar Bahari and English license revocation
In June 2010, Channel 4, a British broadcaster, aired a program featuring Maziar Bahari, documentary filmmaker and broadcaster Newsweek, who was arrested while covering Iran's presidential election in 2009, and was held in prison for 118 days. He alleges that a 10-second Press TV interview and 'confession' had been preceded by torture, and were given under threat of execution. Bahari, now a British citizen, complains to Ofcom, the regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in the UK.
In May 2011, Ofcom decided that Press TV was responsible for a serious breach of British broadcasting rules by posting a 10-second interview with Maziar Bahari, accepting that it had been obtained under pressure when he was detained in Tehran prison. Press TV rejected Ofcom's findings and accused Bahari of being "an MI6 contact person". A fine of £ 100,000 ($ 155,000 in January 2012) was finally imposed in November 2011, reversing the original decision to revoke the Press TV license. Press TV replied: "The British royal family exercises complete power over all branches of the [British] political system, including government and parliament, and on Ofcom." In early December, The Observer journalist Nick Cohen called Ofcom to revoke the station's broadcast license, not only because of the behavior against Maziar Bahari, but in addition:
"If white people are running Press TV, one would have no trouble saying it is a neo-Nazi network that welcomes those who reject the British Holocaust like Nicholas Kollerstrom, fascist ideologues such as Peter Rushton, leader of the White Nationalist party - an organization that denies presumption that the only thing that is to the right of the BNP is the wall... "
On January 20, 2012, Press TV licenses for broadcast in the UK were revoked by Ofcom. Investigation of the Bahari case has revealed the direct relationship of companies applying it to Tehran, and that editorial control comes from there. An invitation to change this in the license has not been captured by Press TV. Unpaid fines are not the reason why Ofcom ended the Press TV license.
Geoffrey Alderman, British historian and sometimes Press TV contributor, attacked the decision Ofcom, and called for reversal. He describes the action by Ofcom as "really sad and very cynical". Press TV's advocates, including Alderman and the legal representative of the broadcaster, Farooq Bajwa, have referred to the previous American diplomatic cable dated February 4, 2010. Later released by WikiLeaks, he said that the British Government was "exploring ways to limit the operation of the IRIB TV Press service ". This "exploration" in response to disruptions by the Iranian government broadcast by BBC Persia Service and Voice of America, is also mentioned in the document and mentioned by Alderman.
Staff incident
Mark Levine
Journalist Mark Levine said that he was promised editorial control of his show, The American Dream . However, in September 2007, when Levine decided to broadcast an event during a UN visit by Ahmadinejad which included taking down the Persian experts who had criticized Ahmadinejad, he alleged that he was blocked from conducting the program at the last minute: "An hour before the show is scheduled for broadcast live, the show was canceled without any explanation given.I was then told that Press TV would not allow me to discuss the topic. "Shortly after, Levine was fired from his job. Levine alleged that anti-Semitism might also play a role in his dismissal: "I also believe that I being a Jew may have played a role in shooting, given the surprises, surprises, and horrors manifested by the producer who gave me my character when he found my religion."
Amanda Lindhout
Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian freelance reporter who worked for Press TV as a correspondent in Baghdad, was kidnapped in Somalia on August 23, 2008. After a ransom payment of $ 600,000, Lindhout was released safely in November 2009.
George Galloway
George Galloway's broadcast on Press TV has been criticized by UK broadcaster Ofcom for "breaking the rules of impartiality". In his report, Ofcom cites a complaint about Galloway's January 2009 program in Gaza alleging Galloway's broadcasts "failed to risk both sides of the argument in relation to the situation in Gaza, Iran's propaganda, and that George Galloway did not specifically do anything that is balanced. " discussion on the Gaza issue. "Galloway compared the threat with homosexual and apostate stones to the interior of the Old Testament and accused Henshaw of being biased in comparison.Henshaw defended his production for covering today's statements by a Muslim preacher and challenged Galloway to quote a similar statement by a" vicar or rabbi ".
Nick Ferrari
Nick Ferrari, a leading radio presenter in Britain, quit his show on Press TV on June 30, 2009, following the country's response to protests over Iran's disputed presidential election. Ferrari told The Times that Press TV news coverage had been "fairly fair" until the election - but not much longer.
Tariq Ramadan
In August 2009, Tariq Ramadhan, host of Islam and Life on Press TV, was dismissed from his position as guest lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam, after the university board decided that the "indirect relationship with a repressive" regime "is unacceptable Ramadhan, who also holds a position at Oxford University, is considering legal action against the university.
Shahab Mossavat
Shahab Mossavat, news update host and 4 Corners (daily international round table discussion) on Press TV. Mossavat was one of the most articulate and recognizable faces on the network, and served as a Press TV spokesman beginning in 2007. His 4Corners program and co-presentation were canceled shortly before the 2009 presidential election. Mossavat was arrested a day after the election for allegedly participating in demonstrations protesting election fraud. In an interview on August 28, 2009 at Public Radio International, Mossavat, who now lives in London, talks about his experience in custody: "I see many people being mistreated - brutally treated - physically abused, psychologically I do not see any sexual harassment but I do see physical persecution, I see people whose noses have been destroyed in such a way that they are flattened into their faces. "
Hassan Abdulrahman
In September 2009, it was revealed in an article in The Times that Hassan Abdulrahman, born David Theodore Belfield, one of the main editors of the Press TV website from the beginning of the Press TV news department, is wanted in the United States. Abdulrahman, who also used the alleged Dawud Salahuddin, was wanted by the FBI for shooting dead at close range Ali Akbar Tabatabai, a former press attache at the Iranian embassy before the revolution in Washington. The Iranian government gave money and air tickets to Tehran to Belfield after he committed the murder. The Times also reported Abdulrahman's claim that he left as editor-in-chief online in July 2009 after the election in protest over TV's oblique coverage of the show. The Times quotes Abdulrahman as saying, "No, I do not think Press TV is about [real journalism]." Because of its nature, state journalism is not journalism They have some programs there that are possible, but generally not. "
Derek Conway
An editorial at The Spectator criticized Conway's decision to join Press TV, asking a rhetorical question, "What makes someone like Derek Conway relate to clothing like Press TV?" and criticized the network for voting to the Holocaust denier Nicholas Kollerstrom and former Middle East Correspondent for ITN Alan Hart. An article in The Jewish Chronicle by editor Stephen Pollard shows an exchange between himself and Conway, in which former MPs invite Pollard to appear on his show. Pollard declined the invitation. Prior to working on Press TV, former Conway MPs had whips drawn by the Conservatives for hiring his son (a full-time student) as a political researcher.
Sheena Shirani
Sheena Shirani, who works for Press TV from 2007 to January 2016, said news director Hamid Reza Emadi and studio manager Payam Afshar have sexually harassed her for years, publishing phone conversations recorded with her boss Emadi. Press TV suspended the two managers after the incident.
See also
- Al Jazeera controversy and criticism
- The BBC controversy
- CNN controversy
- The Fox News controversy
- MSNBC controversy
- Conspiracy theories shooting Sandy Hook Elementary School
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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