Keeping people ignorant : Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:27 pm
Following the British government's decision not to allow its citizens the right to watch Press TV, the English language edition of Iranian television, I see it is now pushing to have the Astra satellite which relays the channel internationally blocked throughout Europe.Over the last few weeks I've watched a number of Press TV recordings which have been posted on YouTube and so far I'm confused.
Where are the demon-eyed, spittle-spraying mullahs threatening to obliterate us in a nuclear firestorm?
And why are their news programs (professionally produced in studios that look like they have been stolen from Newsnight) - such as the four part "Who Rules America" by the former NBC journalist, Danny Schechter, - CONSIDERABLY better than ours?
Granted, Iranian TV, like all state-sponsored news channels, is more than willing to push the odd propaganda piece (no more so than RT, which whilst offering some insightful analyses also takes great delight in poking fun at the West) and thus should be treated with caution. But who is fooling who when our government prevents us from watching solid journalism which just so happens to be critical of us? I mean, isn't this what the BAD GUYS do?
