Iran’s Ahmadinejad accused foreign media of coverage that harms Iranian people

August 25th, 2009 Correction: BC-US--Pentagon-MediaWASHINGTON — In an Aug. 24 story about a contractor's reviews of media coverage in Afghanistan, The Associated Press erroneously reported the party affiliation of Rep.

August 25th, 2009 Military denies media coverage sways embed choicesWASHINGTON — Military commanders in Afghanistan are not rejecting requests from reporters who want to accompany U.S. troops in Afghanistan because their prior coverage of the military has been negative, the Pentagon said Monday.

August 4th, 2009 Iran TV: Detained Americans propaganda toolTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says that issue of the Americans who strayed into Iran is being used as propaganda against the Islamic republic. The Arabic language Al-Alam also quoted the deputy governor of Iranian Kurdistan province that the three American hikers are being held on the outskirts of Marivan district and an investigation is underway.

July 4th, 2009 Television networks planning Jackson coverageNEW YORK — NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week. NBC joins ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment in offering the ceremony live.

June 29th, 2009 Foreign broadcasters walk a fine line in IranLONDON — Inside the studios of BBC Persian television, dozens of journalists have been working around the clock at their computers and telephones, trying to report the news to Iran — or, according to the government in Tehran, stirring up trouble. Since Iran's disputed election on June 12, the BBC and a handful of other Farsi-language broadcasters around the world, from Amsterdam to Jerusalem, have supplied millions of Iranians with independent reports in their own language about the country's most serious turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

June 25th, 2009 Tour signs deal with Eurosport for UK coveragePONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — PGA Tour television coverage in the United Kingdom will continue under an agreement with Eurosport to broadcast the remaining tournaments on the 2009 schedule.

June 19th, 2009 BBC enlisting new satellites to broadcast in IranLONDON — The BBC is using two extra satellites to broadcast its Farsi-language service after days of jamming it blamed on Iran. The British state-run news organization said the move was meant to help it reach its Iranian audience as the crisis over their country's disputed election deepens.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Ashton Kutcher has Tweeted his views on Iran saying, "the only people that can change things in Iran are the Iranians themselves." The 'That's 70s Show' star explained that America should keep its hands clean from Iran to avoid repeating another Iraq like situation, reports The Daily Express. "Considering how well fighting 4 freedom in Iraq went, I dont know that we should B jumping in2 this Iran deal.

June 17th, 2009 Iran's Revolutionary Guards issue warning to mediaTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's most powerful military force is warning online media of a crackdown over their coverage of the country's election crisis. The Revolutionary Guards, an elite body answering to the supreme leader, says Iranian Web sites and bloggers must remove any materials that "create tension" or face legal action.

June 17th, 2009 Attempted Iran media clampdown meets Internet ageCAIRO — Iran clamped down Tuesday on independent media in an attempt to control images of election protests, but pictures and videos leaked out anyway — showing how difficult it is to shut off the flow of information in the Internet age. The restrictions imposed by the government made such social-networking sites as Twitter and Flickr more prominent — with even the U.S.

June 17th, 2009 'Daily Show' correspondent Jones reports from IranNEW YORK — Comedy Central says "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones is reporting from Iran for a week of dispatches titled, "Access of Evil." His reports will air on the spoof news program anchored by Jon Stewart beginning Monday. Jones' dispatches, taped the past month, find him interviewing a cross-section of society, including an Iranian family, an underground rapper and a feminist blogger.

June 8th, 2009 Iran reformists rally as election loomsTEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of Iran's main pro-reform presidential candidate formed a human chain that stretched nearly the entire length of Tehran on Monday in their biggest display of political might — sending a powerful challenge to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's backers as both sides poured into the streets in the final days of the race. The showdown atmosphere reflects the increasingly bitter tone between Ahmadinejad and his main rival, Mir Hossein Mousavi, in the campaign blitz before Friday's vote.

June 8th, 2009 Opponents highlight Ahmadinejad eccentricityTEHRAN, Iran — A 2005 claim by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that a "light" surrounded him during a U.N. address was mocked Monday by his main pro-reform opponents in the latest barrage against the president's competence and another sign of the bitter tone dominating the election campaign in its final days.

May 13th, 2009 Cannes to show film by fiance of Roxana SaberiCANNES, France — When Cannes Film Festival organizers chose an Iranian film for their lineup, they couldn't have guessed how timely it would become. "No One Knows About Persian Cats" is co-scripted by Roxana Saberi, the U.S.-Iranian journalist released from jail Monday after serving four months of an eight-year sentence for allegedly spying for the United States.

May 4th, 2009 Beijing lashes back at US jab on media freedomsBEIJING — China's Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists. In his May 1 statement marking World Press Freedom Day, Obama cited the imprisonment of reporter Shi Tao and human rights blogger Hu Jia as "emblematic examples" on how China and other nations restrict press freedoms.