Dis-honest media
This is just a very small example of how the media in North America acts dis-honestly. Well, sometimes reporting just some parts of the truth is worst than lying:
In the case of Mrs. Zahra Kazemi's death in Tehran while being held by Police, it has been said that she was a Canadian Photojournalist who was arrested while taking some pictures of Evin prison in Tehran. The reports continue saying that this "Canadian journalist" was killed during interogations by Iranian officials.
What would be a typical reaction from Canadians regarding this issue? The ones who did not know Mrs. Kazemi might react by saying:"Oh, bas..ed Iranian terrorists. Thay are now killing canadians".
The fact that Mrs. Kazemi was killed by the Iranian officials and perhaps by Tehran's Prosecuter General himself, is a criminal tragedy against a journalist. But what is usually and deliberately ignored is that Mrs. Kazemi was an Iranian before being a Canadian and the fact that she was in Iran, taking pictures around Evin prison, could be an indication of her love and her caring about her native Iran.
The other scenario which would have been much more fair would be if it was reported as: " Zahra Kazemi an "Iranian-Canadian" was arrested, interogated and killed by Iranian secrete service agants". Then the reaction of the people could be more realistic:" Oh, bas..red Iranian mullahs have killed another journalist'. And then, the reaction would not be directed to Iranians who live in Canada, as they would also be seen as victims of that brutal regime.
It is not fair to paint all Iranians with the same brush of "Iranians are terrorists", But hey, fair? Does the corrupt North American media cares about fairness at all?
In the case of Mrs. Zahra Kazemi's death in Tehran while being held by Police, it has been said that she was a Canadian Photojournalist who was arrested while taking some pictures of Evin prison in Tehran. The reports continue saying that this "Canadian journalist" was killed during interogations by Iranian officials.
What would be a typical reaction from Canadians regarding this issue? The ones who did not know Mrs. Kazemi might react by saying:"Oh, bas..ed Iranian terrorists. Thay are now killing canadians".
The fact that Mrs. Kazemi was killed by the Iranian officials and perhaps by Tehran's Prosecuter General himself, is a criminal tragedy against a journalist. But what is usually and deliberately ignored is that Mrs. Kazemi was an Iranian before being a Canadian and the fact that she was in Iran, taking pictures around Evin prison, could be an indication of her love and her caring about her native Iran.
The other scenario which would have been much more fair would be if it was reported as: " Zahra Kazemi an "Iranian-Canadian" was arrested, interogated and killed by Iranian secrete service agants". Then the reaction of the people could be more realistic:" Oh, bas..red Iranian mullahs have killed another journalist'. And then, the reaction would not be directed to Iranians who live in Canada, as they would also be seen as victims of that brutal regime.
It is not fair to paint all Iranians with the same brush of "Iranians are terrorists", But hey, fair? Does the corrupt North American media cares about fairness at all?
posted by Faramin | 12:01 a.m.
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