Press TV

Press TV operates in Iran. It is different from the media whores in the West. The fact that it has been censored in the West tells us that it has an effect. Further that Western media hates competition.

Press TV ex Wiki & http://www.presstv.ir/ on line
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Press TV is a 24-hour English language news network owned by the state-owned media corporation Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran.

Background
Mohammad Sarafraz (Press TV CEO) said in a June 2007 press conference that, "Since September 11, Western bias has divided the media into two camps: those that favour their policies make up one group and the rest of the media are attached to radical Islamic groups like Al-Qaeda. We want to show that there is a different view. Iran, and the Shi'as in particular, have become a focal point of world propaganda. From the media point of view, we are trying to give a second eye to Western audiences."[3]........

Press TV was created for the purpose of presenting news, images and arguments, especially on Middle Eastern affairs, to counter the news coverage that appears on broadcasts such those of BBC World News, CNN International and Al Jazeera English.[16].............

According to mediachannel.org, "the government aims to use Press TV to counter what it sees as a steady stream of Western propaganda against Iran as well as offer an alternative view of world news."[17]

Controversies
Main article: Press TV controversies

Press TV has been the subject of several controversies, including allegations of anti-Semitism. In October 2012, the Anti-Defamation League issued a report detailing examples of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories broadcast as legitimate news on Press TV.[19] The report also identifies a number of American anti-Semites, Holocaust deniers, and conspiracy theorists who have been given a platform by Press TV to spread their messages.[20][21]

The BBC journalist Linda Pressly described it as pro-Palestinian, anti-sanctions against Iran, and critical of Western foreign policy.[22] Nick Ferrari, a former presenter of one of Press TV's shows, told The Times that Press TV’s news coverage had been “reasonably fair” until the 2009 election—but not any longer.[23].............

  • Kevin Barrett who writes for Veterans Today, is a member of the Scientific Panel for the Investigation of Nine-Eleven (SPINE),[32] and is a founding member of the Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance (MUJCA)[33]
  • Mark Dankof also contributes to American Free Press[34]
  • Gordon Duff of Veterans Today.[35]
  • Paul Craig Roberts whose syndicated column has been carried for years at the racist website VDARE[41] and whose work is also published at other anti-Semitic websites such as American Free Press,[42] and Veterans Today.[43]

Removal from Astra satellite
On 3 April 2012, Munich-based media regulator BLM announced it was removing Press TV from the SES Astra satellite as they did not have a licence to broadcast in Europe.[59][60] However, the channel's legal team submitted documents to the court that proved Press TV could broadcast under German law. An administrative court in Germany accepted Press TV's argument and the legal procedures began. Munich's Administrative Court announced on Friday 15 June that the ban was illegal.[61] Recently (September 2012), the channel has again been unavailable on Astra 19.2E. An information screen is displayed.Current presenters

Former presenters

  • Andrew Gilligan is a journalist who resigned from Press TV after he said that "taking the Iranian shilling was inconsistent with my opposition to Islamism.[66] Prior to his departure, Gilligan hosted The Forum that consisted of a "regular discussion show on the station, in which Islamism, and the policies of the Iranian government, were often debated and challenged."[66]
  • Ken Livingstone, a former Mayor of London.[67] He hosted Epilogue, a monthly book review program, and Comment on occasion.[68]
  • James Whale
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