Iran protests on Japanese TV

In case you’re wondering what kind of coverage the stuff going on in Iran has been getting on Japanese TV, here’s a clip from a Fuji TV morning news show (June 18th):

Iran wasn’t mentioned until nearly an hour into the broadcast. When it was, it got about 7 and a half minutes of coverage, with the announcer explaining a lot of what has been going on. The blocking of e-mail and internet sites was briefly mentioned, but there was no mention of just how incredibly important a tool it has been. Nobody mentioned Twitter.
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5 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - June 19, 2009 at 6:27 am

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Comment by Al

2009-06-19 07:35:51

What’s Twitter?

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Comment by lulu

2009-06-19 12:58:04

part of the story, with pictures

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/5552733/Twitter-maintained-service-during-Iranian-elections-after-US-State-Dept-request.html

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Comment by Taro 3Yen.com

2009-06-19 12:21:51

It’s odd that fax machines indirectly brought down the Berlin Wall….And now the tiny tweets of Twitter.com may bring down the mullahs like the walls of Jericho.

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Comment by wmata

2009-06-23 10:52:36

NHK has been giving much better coverage of the Iran protests, FWIW. Those morning shows on the 民放 channels are just crap.

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Comment by Haf

2009-07-05 17:56:48

Change! ^^

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