The Media No Longer Exists

It saddens me to declare that the mainstream media no longer exists in any meaningful way. 

There is no shortage of new outlets, but the mainstream media has no grasp of the importance presenting real news. It seems they only focus on petty things and those who make the most outrageous statements (Kayne West at the VMAs). Not even mentioning the media nearly ignoring the Qods Day protests, the latest articles coming out about Ahmadinejad's trip to the UN is the perfect example. 

For example, this article by the Associated Press about the lead up to Ahmadinejad's UN trip focuses almost exclusively on his Holocaust denial. It makes no mention of last week's massive Qods Day protests and only makes passive reference to the huge protests that are planned in New York ignoring the fact that many non-Iranians will also protest. 

Yes Ahmadinejad denies the Holocaust happened and it is horrible that he would say such things. Yet he has been saying these things for several years and it is not new news that should be reported in great detail. It certainly shouldn't be the main focus on an article about Iran when so many more important things are happening. 

As NIAC points out, Ahmadinejad wants the media to focus on his Holocaust denial because that means they are not focusing on the crimes against humanity which are going on in Iran. It diverts attention from the vibrant opposition movement that is still going strong after months of brutal suppression by the regime.  

I ask the media to focus on what is really going on in order to give people around the world a sense of what Iranians are going through. They can present in detail the horror of this regime's actions, but they can also highlight the survival of hope. Hope in a great change will come to Iran through the eventually victory of the Green Movement. 

The media should help to explain what the opposition believes in and what they are trying to achieve in Iran. They should report that many of the top religious figures in Iran are actively speaking out against the regime. They should report that the opposition has survived even through the arrest, torture, rape, and murder of those that stand up against the regime. 

Sadly, I doubt that the media is actually going to cover any of these things because it seems like they don't care about anything meaningful. If you are reading this, it means that you are already aware of the importance of blogs in the Green Revolution. I would only ask you to tell everyone you know who is interested in Iran to follow this and other blogs in order to get news out of Iran. There is still time for the media to redeem itself, but I wouldn't count on it.