CNN's reports about Iran have amplified the Islamic Regime's propaganda. Interestingly enough, the outlet became the first U.S. network to enter the country following the start of the war, a privilege that remained entirely dependent on the permission of the Iranian government. But has that privilege come at the cost of journalistic freedom and unbiased coverage?
CNN's access in Iran does not guarantee an unfiltered look inside the Iranian capital, especially when that access is granted by the Islamic Republic itself, CAMERA's Darcie Grunblatt writes in The Jerusalem Post as foreign correspondent Frederik Pleitgen adopts the regime's narrative portraying Iran as the victim of Western aggression.
Within two weeks, the Islamic Regime of Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi sat down with Fox News and CNN and repeated the claim that the brutal killings of protesters were somehow an “Israeli plot.” On Fox, Bret Baier didn’t just nod along. He pressed and challenged Aragchi. On CNN, however, Frederik Pleitgen just let the claim float...and carried on.
Walter Lippmann warned that journalism’s highest duty is to tell the truth and shame the devil—yet CNN did neither. Instead, its interview with Tehran’s top propagandist aired conspiracy, threats, and historical revisionism without challenge.
According to CNN International, while Israelis shoot and kill Palestinians, Israeli cars “receive” bullets and the occupants die in a “crash.” That is how, at least, two separate incidents were described during a single segment on Isa Soares Tonight.
