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15 Jun 2009 10:48 am
The State Switches?
Enduring America reports:
Press TV is now reporting on “hundreds of thousands” in today’s rally
from Enqelab Square to Azadi Square, protesting the outcome of the
Iranian election. The gathering is in defiance of the Ministry of
Interior’s refusal to give a permit. So far, based on video and on the
correspondent’s report, the rally appears to be peaceful and calm.
Just to bring home the significance of the previous item, Press TV is
state-owned media. Until this morning, it has given almost no attention
to the protests against Ahmadinejad’s election. The sudden change to
in-depth, even effusive coverage of the demonstrations points to a
wider political shift: whether this is in line with a “compromise”
accepting the legitimacy of the claims of the protests (and, beyond
that, the appeal to the Guardian Council) remains to be seen.
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