Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Jon Alsop, 6/17/25

Headline:  “Strikes on Iran Reverberate Through the Media”

Subhead:  “In Iran, Israel hit a state broadcaster. In the US, MAGA media is at war about war.”

“Yesterday, Sahar Emami, an anchor on Iran’s state broadcaster, was on air in a studio covering Israeli strikes on the country—the fourth day of missiles flying back and forth between the two powers since Israel launched a massive attack on Iran’s nuclear program. ‘Listen, what you hear is the sound of the aggressor,’ Emami said. ‘You hear the sound of the aggressor attacking the truth.’ Suddenly, an almighty sound could be heard on the broadcast; Emami quickly stood up and walked off-set as the studio shook, fragments of debris fluttered down, and a whirl of smoke passed across the camera. Israel, it transpired, had struck the building.

“Iran’s state media is indeed a mouthpiece, but US press-freedom groups nonetheless condemned the strike.  . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/iran-israel-nuclear-deal-trump-framing-farsi-voa.php